Table 1 Bidirectional screening and testing for COVID-19 and TB results among outpatient department attendees in five health facilities in the Greater Accra Region, January to March 2021
Variable | Frequency | % | 95% CI |
|---|---|---|---|
Total presumed to have COVID or TB | 208 | 100 | Â |
sex, n = 206 |  |  |  |
Male | 104 | 50.5 | Â |
Female | 102 | 49.5 | Â |
Age, n = 203, Median age = 40 |  |  |  |
10–14 | 7 | 3.4 |  |
15–24 | 23 | 11.3 |  |
25–34 | 45 | 22.2 |  |
35–44 | 49 | 24.1 |  |
45–54 | 40 | 19.7 |  |
55–64 | 18 | 8.9 |  |
65+ | 21 | 10.3 | Â |
Treated for TB before? n = 208 |  |  |  |
Yes | 10 | 4.8 | (1.9, 7.7) |
Symptoms reported, n = 208 |  |  |  |
Cough | 192 | 92.3 | (88.7, 95.9) |
Fever | 24 | 11.5 | (7.2, 15.9) |
Weight loss | 8 | 3.8 | (1.2, 6.5) |
Other symptoms | 54 | 26 | (20, 31.9) |
COVID-19 test result, n = 207 |  |  |  |
Positive | 20 | 9.7 | (5.6, 13.7) |
COVID-19 result by sex | Â | Â | Â |
Male, n = 103 |  |  |  |
Positive | 14 | 13.6 | (7.0, 20.2) |
Female, n = 102 |  |  |  |
Positive | 6 | 5.9 | (1.3–10.4) |
MTB test result, n = 95 |  |  |  |
Positive (MTB detected) | 13 | 13.7 | (6.8, 20.6) |
MTB result by sex | Â | Â | Â |
Male, n = 58 |  |  |  |
Positive | 10 | 17.2 | (7.5, 27) |
Female, n = 37 |  |  |  |
Positive | 3 | 8.1 | (0, 16.9) |
Teste result for those tested for both COVID and TB, n = 94 |  |  |  |
COVID-19 and/or TB positive | 25 | 26.6 | (17.7,35.5) |
TB Positive COVID Negative | 11 | 11.7 | (5.2,18.2) |
TB Positive and COVID Positive | 1 | 1.1 | Â |
COVID-19 Positive-TB Negative | 13 | 13.8 | (6.8,20.8) |
Negative for both TB and COVID-19 | 69 | 73.4 | (64.5,82.3) |