Number of pediatric TB cases notified | Intervention hospitals (n = 8) | Non-Intervention hospitals (n = 22) | ||||
2012* | 2014** | Percent change | 2012 | 2014 | Percent change | |
Total | 728 | 1128 | 55% | 1764 | 2465 | 40% |
Sex | ||||||
Male | 327 | 487 | 49% | 832 | 1180 | 42% |
Female | 401 | 641 | 60% | 932 | 1285 | 38% |
Age | ||||||
0 - 4 years | 203 | 324 | 60% | 576 | 1234 | 114% |
5 - 14 years | 525 | 804 | 53% | 1188 | 1231 | 4% |
Type of TB | ||||||
Bacteriologically confirmed PTB | 54 | 84 | 56% | 134 | 162 | 21% |
Clinically confirmed PTB | 451 | 567 | 26% | 1141 | 1836 | 61% |
EPTB | 223 | 477 | 114% | 489 | 467 | −4% |
History of treatment | ||||||
New | 717 | 1116 | 56% | 1710 | 2422 | 42% |
Previously treated | 11 | 12 | 9% | 54 | 43 | −20% |