Concepts

Linguistic Variables

C1: Cough > 3 weeks

None (No Cough), Moderate (Productive Cough), Severe (Non-Productive Cough)

C2: Headache

None, Mild, Moderate, Severe and Very Severe

C3: Constipation

Absence, Presence (Absence = 0, Presence = 1)

C4: Fever

None, Mild (Low grade fever: 36˚ - 38.4˚), Severe (high grade fever > 38.5˚)

C5: Weight Loss

None, Mild, Moderate, Severe and Very Severe

C6: Drenching night sweats

Absence, Presence (Absence = 0, Presence = 1)

C7: Loss of appetite

Absence, Presence (Absence = 0, Presence = 1)

C8: Anaemia

None, Mild, Moderate, Severe and Very Severe

C9: Sputum AFB

None, (+)Mild, (++)Moderate, (+++)Severe, (++++)Very Severe,

C10: Mantoux Test

None (0 - 5 mm), Mild (5 - 6 mm), Moderate (7 - 8 mm), Severe (9 - 10 mm) and Very Severe (≥10 mm)

C11: Haemoptysis (Coughing of blood)

Absence, Presence (Absence = 0, Presence = 1)

C12: Tachypnea (Fast Breathing)

Mild, Moderate, Severe and Very Severe

DS: Severity of the Disease

None, Mild, Moderate, Severe and Very Severe