Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of children with TB in Hyderabad, Matiari and Jamshoro districts of Pakistan (n = 508)
Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 240 (47.2) |
Female | 268 (52.8) |
Age (years) | |
≤ 2 | 174 (34.2) |
3–5 | 120 (23.6) |
6–10 | 139 (27.4) |
11–14 | 75 (14.8) |
Residence | |
Rural | 206 (40.6) |
Urban | 302 (59.4) |
Type of TB | |
PTB+ | 29 (5.7) |
PTB- | 52 (10.2) |
PTBNS | 315 (62.0) |
EPTB | 112 (22.0) |
EPTB site | |
Peripheral lymph | |
nodes | 43 (38.4) |
Abdominal | 28 (25.0) |
Pleural | 14 (12.5) |
Bones/Joints | 1 (0.9) |
Meningitis | 22 (19.6) |
Skin | 4 (3.6) |
Weight (percentiles) | |
Underweight | 457 (90.0) |
Normal* | 51 (10.0) |
Registration category | |
New | 485 (95.5) |
Retreated | 23 (4.5) |
BCG scar | |
Present | 436 (85.8) |
Absent | 72 (14.2) |
Baseline CXR | |
Normal | 131 (25.8) |
Abnormal | 318 (62.6) |
Not done | 59 (11.6) |
TST | |
Positive (≥ 10 mm) | 268 (52.8) |
Negative (< 10 mm) | 240 (47.2) |