Table 1 Patient characteristics
From: Seasonal influence of tuberculosis diagnosis in Rwanda
Characteristic | n (%) (n=2717) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 1582 (58.2) |
Female | 1135 (41.8) |
Age (years), median [IQR] | 35 (22, 52) |
Age group | |
Child (< 18 years) | 498 (18.3) |
Adult (≥18 years) | 2219 (81.7) |
HIV status | |
Negative | 1667 (61.4) |
Positive | 473 (17.4) |
Missing | 577 (21.2) |
TB status | |
Negative | 2237 (82.3) |
Positive | 480 (17.7) |
Type of testa | |
AFB smear microscopy | 2289 (84.2) |
GeneXpert | 1957 (72.0) |
Culture | 517 (19.0) |
Type of sample | |
Extrapulmonary | 869 (32.0) |
Pulmonary | 430 (15.8) |
Unspecified/missing | 1419 (52.2) |