Table 1 Characteristics of 6283 PTB patients aged < 18 years in seven cities of Shandong, 2005–2017
Variables | Overall N = 6283 | % |
|---|---|---|
Sex | ||
Male | 3553 | 56.5 |
Female | 2730 | 43.5 |
Age (years) | ||
0–4 | 76 | 1.2 |
5–9 | 139 | 2.2 |
10–14 | 834 | 13.3 |
15–17 | 5234 | 83.3 |
Ethnic group | ||
Han | 6215 | 98.9 |
Other | 68 | 1.1 |
Treatment history | ||
New case | 6194 | 98.6 |
Relapse case | 89 | 1.4 |
Disease verification | ||
Smear-positive PTB | 2472 | 39.3 |
Smear-negative PTB | 3811 | 60.7 |
TB contract | 958 | 15.2 |
Population | ||
Local population | 5705 | 90.8 |
Floating population | 578 | 9.2 |
Geographical location | ||
Dezhou | 614 | 9.8 |
Jinan | 638 | 10.2 |
Jining | 864 | 13.8 |
Liaocheng | 711 | 11.3 |
Linyi | 1370 | 21.8 |
Weifang | 1326 | 21.1 |
Yantai | 760 | 12.1 |
Treatment outcomes | ||
Cured | 2342 | 37.3 |
Completed | 3575 | 56.9 |
Died | 10 | 0.2 |
Failed | 34 | 0.5 |
Transferred out | 11 | 0.2 |
Others | 311 | 4.9 |