Table 2 Baseline characteristics of pregnant and non-pregnant women diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis
From: Tuberculosis clinical presentation and treatment outcomes in pregnancy: a prospective cohort study
Characteristic | N | Pregnant | Non-pregnant | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (Median (IQR)) | 1334 | 24.5 (21–30.5) | 25 (20–32) | 0.94a |
Marital status | 1325 | 0.01 | ||
Married | 24 (66.7) | 504 (39.1) | ||
Divorced/separated | 0 (0.0) | 47 (3.7) | ||
Single | 11 (30.6) | 734 (56.9) | ||
Widowed | 1 (2.8) | 4 (0.3) | ||
Student | 1325 | 2 (5.6) | 200 (15.5) | 0.10 |
Education | 1332 | 0.67 | ||
Less than HS | 24 (66.7) | 819 (63.2) | ||
HS or greater | 12 (33.3) | 477 (36.8) | ||
HIV positive | 1321 | 1 (2.9) | 28 (2.1) | 0.54b |
Cardiac disease | 1330 | 3 (8.3) | 27 (2.1) | 0.04b |
High blood pressure | 1326 | 2 (5.7) | 45 (3.5) | 0.35b |
Asthma | 1330 | 4 (11.4) | 120 (9.3) | 0.56b |
Kidney disease | 1328 | 1 (2.9) | 46 (3.6) | 1.00b |
Diabetes | 1318 | 0 (0.0) | 14 (1.1) | 1.00b |
History of TB | 1331 | 6 (16.7) | 155 (12.0) | 0.43b |
Microbiologically confirmed TB | 1334 | 34 (94.4) | 1179 (90.8) | 0.77b |
Treatment delay | 1320 | 22 (14.0–48.5) | 24 (13.0–41.5) | 0.53a |
Cavity on CXR | 1304 | 5 (15.6) | 348 (27.4) | 0.14 |
Symptoms | ||||
Cough | 1334 | 34 (94.4) | 1102 (84.9) | 0.11 |
Cough with blood | 1332 | 12 (33.3) | 318 (24.5) | 0.23 |
Cough with phlegm | 1332 | 32 (88.9) | 978 (75.5) | 0.06 |
Fever | 1332 | 8 (22.2) | 379 (29.2) | 0.36 |
Lost weight | 1316 | 22 (61.1) | 966 (75.5) | 0.05 |
Difficulty breathing | 1332 | 24 (66.7) | 707 (54.6) | 0.15 |
Night sweats | 1330 | 20 (55.6) | 658 (50.9) | 0.58 |
Resistance pattern | 1004 | 0.53 | ||
Pan-susceptible | 20 (71.4) | 616 (63.1) | ||
Mono-resistant | 4 (14.3) | 154 (15.8) | ||
Poly-resistant | 0 (0.0) | 66 (6.8) | ||
Multi-drug resistant +/− | 4 (14.3) | 140 (14.3) | ||