Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics of children with TB in Accra, June 2010 to December 2013
From: Childhood tuberculosis and treatment outcomes in Accra: a retrospective analysis
Characteristic | Number (%) |
|---|---|
Sex | |
 Male | 113 (52.6) |
 Female | 102 (47.4) |
Age years | |
 <1 | 31 (14.4) |
 1–4 | 88 (40.9) |
 5–9 | 50 (23.3) |
 10–14 | 46 (21.4) |
TB Type | |
 Clinically diagnosed pulmonary TB | 79 (36.4) |
 Extra-pulmonary | 37 (17.1) |
 Smear positive PTB | 101 (46.5) |
HIV status | |
 Negative | 117 (54.7) |
 Positive | 97 (45.3) |
Facility | |
 Children’s Hospital | 102 (46.6) |
 General Hospitals | 66 (30.1) |
 Specialized Hospitals | 36 (16.4) |
 Polyclinics | 15 (6.9) |