Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study participants
Participant age & identifier* | Sex | Ethnicity | HIV status | Duration of hospital admission |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Younger children (age 5-10 years at start of MDR-TB treatment) | ||||
7a | F | Black | Negative | 3 months, 6 days |
7b | F | Black | Positive | NA |
8 | F | Coloured | Negative | 5 months, 21 days |
9a | F | Black | Positive | 7 months, 5 days |
9b | F | Coloured | Negative | NA |
10 | F | Black | Positive | 5 months, 9 days |
11a | F | Coloured | Negative | NA |
11b | F | Black | Negative | 5 months, 7 days |
11c | F | Coloured | Positive | 13 months, 4 days |
11d | F | Coloured | Negative | 4 months, 1 day |
11e | F | Black | Negative | 4 months |
12 | F | Coloured | Negative | 3 months, 18 days |
Older children (age ≥10 years at start of MDR-TB treatment) | ||||
14a | M | Black | Positive | 3 months, 24 days |
14b | M | Black | Negative | 6 months, 28 days |
15a | M | Black | Positive | 19 months, 25 days |
15b | M | Black | Positive | 4 months, 27 days |
15c | M | Coloured | Negative | 2 months† |
17a | F | Coloured | Positive | 8 months, 3 days |
17b | F | Coloured | Negative | 1 month, 18 days |
17c | M | Black | Positive | 1 month, 28 days |