Table 2 Demographic characteristics and tuberculosis prevalence of the study population in the Central Highlands in 2003
Population N | Prolonged cough* N (%, 95%CI) | New smear-positive tuberculosis N | Prevalence* (/100,000 population) (95%CI) | Notification (/100,000 population pyr) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 68,946 | 1,298 (1.9%, 95%CI 1.8–2.0%) | 16 | 23 (13–38) | 44 |
Sex | |||||
Men | 34,809 | 721 (2.1%, 95%CI 1.9–2.2%) | 9 | 26 (12–49) | 62 |
Women | 34,135 | 559 (1.6%, 95%CI 1.5–1.8%) | 6 | 18 (6–38) | 25 |
Unknown | 18 | 1 | |||
Age (years) | |||||
15 – 34 | 40,480 | 190 (0.47%, 95%CI 0.41–0.54%) | 0 | 0 (0–9) | 22 |
35 – 54 | 21,165 | 410 (1.9 %, 95%CI 1.8 – 2.1 %) | 6 | 28 (10–62) | 85 |
55+ | 7,301 | 696 (9.5 %, 95%CI 8.9 – 10 %) | 10 | 137 (66–252) | 125 |
Unknown | 2 | 0 | |||
Ethnicity | |||||
Kinh | 36,862 | 488 (1.3%, 95%CI 1.2–1.4%) | 2 | 5 (0–20) | . |
Minority group | 32,084 | 796 (2.5%, 95%CI 2.3–2.7%) | 13 | 41 (22–69) | . |
Unknown | 14 | 1 |