Table 1 General characteristics of the tuberculosis cases among children 0–14 years and all age groups in the Sidama Zone, 2003–2012
From: Low case notification rates of childhood tuberculosis in southern Ethiopia
Characteristics | Childhood TB(Age 0–14 years) | Total notified cases (All age groups) | Proportion of childhood TB |
|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | % | |
Sex | |||
Male | 2,220 (48) | 20,193 (54.5) | 11 |
Female | 2,434 (52) | 16,867 (45.5) | 14.4 |
Age category | |||
<5 | 740 (16) | - | - |
5–9 | 1,430 (31) | - | - |
10–14 | 2,486 (54) | - | - |
Residence | |||
Urban | 559 (12) | 5,158 (14) | 10.8 |
Rural | 4,087 (88) | 31,912 (86) | 12.8 |
TB classification | |||
Pulmonary smear positive | 1,956 (42) | 22,545 (61) | 8.7 |
Pulmonary negative | 1,307 (28) | 7,980 (22) | 16.4 |
Extra pulmonary | 1,379 (30) | 6,464 (17) | 21.3 |
Not mentioned | 14 (0.3) | 72 (0.2) | 19.4 |
Patient category | |||
New | 4,545 (98) | 35,314 (95.3) | 12.9 |
Retreatment | 90 (1.9) | 1,641 (4.4) | 3.4 |
Transferred in | 16 (0.3) | 102 (0.3) | 29.4 |
Not mentioned | 5 (0.1) | 13 (0) | 38.4 |
Treatment outcomes | |||
Completed | 2,586 (55.5) | 16,161 (44) | 16 |
Cured | 1,187 (25.5) | 14,205(38) | 8.4 |
Lost-to-follow up | 482 (10.4) | 3,284 (9) | 14.7 |
Died | 140 (3.0) | 1,202 (3.2) | 11.6 |
Transferred | 109 (2.3) | 874 (2.4) | 12.5 |
Treatment failure | 9 (0.2) | 92 (0.2) | 9.8 |
Unknown | 143 (3.1) | 1,252 (3.4) | 11.4 |
Year of treatment | |||
2003 | 367 (7.9) | 2,341 (6.3) | 15.7 |
2004 | 387 (8.3) | 2,705 (7.3) | 14.3 |
2005 | 369 (7.9) | 2,774 (7.5) | 13.3 |
2006 | 349 (7.5) | 2,523 (6.8) | 13.8 |
2007 | 483 (10.4) | 3,296 (8.9) | 14.7 |
2008 | 527 (11.3) | 4,125 (11.1) | 12.8 |
2009 | 433 (9.3) | 3,499 (9.4) | 12.4 |
2010 | 385 (8.3) | 3,303 (8.9) | 11.7 |
2011 | 662 (14.2) | 5,643 (15.2) | 11.7 |
2012 | 694 (14.9) | 6,846 (18.5) | 10.1 |
Total cases | 4,656 | 37,070 | 12.6 |