Table 3 Type of TB test performed and result by season
From: Seasonal influence of tuberculosis diagnosis in Rwanda
Season | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Dry | Rainy | ||
Gender | |||
Male | 565 (54.7) | 1017 (60.4) | 0.003 |
Female | 468 (45.3) | 667 (39.6) | |
Age (mean) | 36.49 | 36.91 | 0.637 |
HIV status | |||
Negative | 646 (62.5) | 1021 (60.6) | 0.006 |
Positive | 198 (19.2) | 275 (16.3) | |
Missing | 189 (18.3) | 388 (23.0) | |
AFB smear microscopy | 1010 | 1279 | 0.537 |
Negative | 905 (89.6) | 1156 (90.4) | |
Positive | 105 (10.4) | 123 (9.6) | |
GeneXpert | 705 | 1252 | 0.371 |
Negative | 606 (90.0) | 1094 (87.4) | |
Positive | 99 (14.0) | 158 (12.6) | |
Culture | 212 | 305 | 0.320 |
Negative | 175 (82.5) | 247 (81.0) | |
Positive | 6 (2.8) | 17 (5.6) | |
Contaminated | 31 (14.6) | 41 (13.4) | |