Table 1 Population characteristics of the study stratified by sex
| Â | Sex | p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Males n (%) | Females n (%) | |
HRM-Test result (%) | 12,054(68.8) | 5461(31.2) | / |
HRM-Positive result (%) | 2173(18.0) | 768(14.1) | < 0.001 |
Treated | Â | Â | Â |
 New suspected cases (%) | 8784(72.9) | 4202(76.8) | / |
 New confirmed cases (%) | 2790(23.1) | 1030(18.9) | / |
 Previously treated cases (%) | 480(4.0) | 229(4.2) | / |
 Positive result of new cases (%) * | 1954(16.9) | 622(11.9) | < 0.001 |
 Positive result of retreated cases (%) | 219(45.6) | 146(63.8) | < 0.001 |
Region | Â | Â | Â |
Urban (%) | 2153(17.9) | 901(16.5) | / |
 Rural (%) | 9901(82.1) | 4560(83.5) | / |
 Positive result of urban (%) | 795(36.9) | 284(31.5) | 0.004 |
 Positive result of rural (%) | 1378(13.9) | 484(10.6) | < 0.001 |
Sputum smear | Â | Â | Â |
 Negative (%) | 9173(76.1) | 4301(78.8) | / |
 Positive (%) | 1646(13.7) | 518(9.5) | / |
 Unknown (%) | 1235(10.2) | 642(11.8) | / |
 Positive result of smear+ (%) | 1272(77.3) | 392(75.1) | 0.360 |
 Positive result of smear- (%) | 752(8.2) | 314(7.3) | 0.072 |
Test year | Â | Â | Â |
 2019 | 2645 | 1017 | / |
 2020 | 4115 | 1845 | / |
 2021 | 5294 | 2599 | / |