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Table 2 Characteristics of TB in children: intervention and control districts (May-Dec 2008)

From: Childhood tuberculosis deskguide and monitoring: An intervention to improve case management in Pakistan

 

Intervention

Control A

P-value

Control B

P-value

TB cases all ages

530

 

761

 

< 0.05

580

 

0.08

Childhood TB (< 15 y)

37

(7%)

100

(13%)

 

57

(10%)

 

TB case notification rate/ 100000 population

        

   All ages

18

 

63

  

18

  

   Children < 15 y (95% CI)

1.3

(1.0-1.7)

8.6

(7.0-10.2)

 

1.8

(1.3-2.2)

 

Age groups Age groups

        

   < 2 years

0

 

17

(17%)

< 0.05

3

(5%)

0.16

   2-5 years

1

(3%)

27

(27%)

 

5

(9%)

 

   6-14 years

36

(97%)

55

(56%)

 

49

(86%)

 

   Total

37

(100%)

99

(100%)

 

57

(100%)

 

Type of TB

        

   PTB

21

(57%)

76

(76%)

< 0.05

33

(58%)

 

   EPTB

16

(43%)

7

(7%)

 

24

(42%)

 

   Not specified

0

 

17

(17%)

 

0

  

   Total

37

(100%)

100

(100%)

 

57

(100%)

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