Available

All

HIV + TB

TB only

p-value^a

Characteristic

n

n

%

n

%

n

%

History of TB

95

27

28.4

15

27.8

12

29.3

0.873

TB symptoms:

93

Cough

90

96.8

51

92.2

39

97.5

0.731

Fever

81

87.1

51

96.2

30

75.0

0.003

Night sweats

72

77.4

45

84.9

27

67.5

0.047

Shortness of breath

69

74.2

46

86.8

23

57.5

0.001

Chest pain

59

63.4

43

81.1

16

40.0

0.000

Blood in sputum

34

36.6

24

45.3

10

25.0

0.044

Weight loss

77

82.8

47

88.7

30

75.0

0.084

Symptoms, mean (SD)

5.2

(1.4)

5.8

(1.3)

4.4

(1.2)

0.000

TB regimen

95

0.074

DOTS cat 1

57

60.0

27

50.0

30

73.2

DOTS cat 2

14

14.7

10

18.5

4

9.8

Other

24

25.3

17

31.5

7

17.1

Sputum AFB at baseline

95

0.638

Negative^b

2

2.1

1

1.9

1

2.4

Scanty

13

13.7

5

9.3

8

19.5

1+

39

41.1

24

44.4

15

36.6

2+

22

23.2

12

22.2

10

24.4

3+

19

20.0

12

22.2

7

17.1

2 mo. FU sputum smear positive

32

11

34.4

9

47.7

2

15.4

0.128