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| SAM children with tuberculosis (TB) n (%) | SAM children without TB n (%) | Total SAM children eligible for screening N = 440 | Chi square p-values |
| Sputum smear microscopy |
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| Positive | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 | 0.244 |
| Negative | 1 (2.6) | 2 (0.5) | 3 |
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| Not done/not recorded | 38 (97.4) | 399 (99.5) | 437 |
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| Tuberculin skin test > 10 mm |
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| Yes | 20 (51.3) | 1 (0.2) | 21 | <0.001 |
| No | 10 (25.6) | 270 (67.3) | 280 |
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| Not done/not recorded | 9 (23.1) | 130 (32.4) | 139 |
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| Chest radiography |
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| Suggestive of TB | 29 (74.4) | 0 (0.0) | 29 | <0.001 |
| Not suggestive of TB | 5 (12.8) | 27 (6.7) | 44 |
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| Not recorded | 5 (12.8) | 374 (93.3) | 391 |
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| History of cougha |
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| Yes | 36 (92.3) | 40 (10.0) | 76 | <0.001 |
| No | 3 (7.7) | 350 (87.3) | 353 |
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| Not recorded | 0 (0.0) | 11 (2.7) | 11 |
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| Household exposure to a known TB case |
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| Yes | 22 (56.4) | 40 (10.0) | 62 | <0.001 |
| No | 17 (43.6) | 341 (85.0) | 360 |
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| Not recorded | 0 (0.0) | 18 (4.5) | 18 |
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