Table 1 Demographic data and clinical symptoms of referred presumptive TB cases in Silti District, Southern Ethiopia, 2014–2021
Variables (n = 384) | Frequency (%) | Variables (n = 384) | Frequency (%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 130 (34.3) | Weight loss | No | 162 (42.7) |
Female | 249 (65.7) | Yes | 217 (57.3) | ||
Age | Five year and less | 28 (7.5) | Known TB case in the family | No | 204 (57.6) |
6–20 years | 56(15.1) | Yes | 150 (42.4) | ||
21–40 years | 112(30.2) | Year of referral | 2014 | 17 (4.4) | |
41 and above | 175(47.2) | 2015 | 2 (0.5) | ||
Cough | No | 53 (13.8) | 2016 | 1 (0.3) | |
Yes | 330 (86.2) | 2017 | 60 (15.6) | ||
Blood in the sputum | No | 278 (73.4) | 2018 | 127 (33.1) | |
Yes | 101 (26.6) | 2019 | 55 (14.3) | ||
Chest pain | No | 112 (29.5) | 2020 | 77 (20.1) | |
Yes | 268 (70.5) | 2021 | 45 (11.7) | ||
Low grade fever | No | 91 (24.1) | |||
Yes | 287 (75.9) | ||||
Night sweating | No | 116 (30.5) | |||
Yes | 264 (69.5) | ||||
Loss of appetite | No | 85 (22.4) | |||
Yes | 295 (77.6) | ||||