The Presence of Cough and Tuberculosis: Active Case Finding Outcomes in the Philippines
Table 2
TB symptoms and signs of study participants divided by those who attended RHU for TB testing and those who did not attend RHU and did not get tested for TB.
Attended RHU (N=333)
Did Not Attend RHU (N=957)
TB Symptoms & Signs
n
(%)
n
(%)
p-value1
Cough/Wheezing of 2 weeks or more
297
89.2
724
75.7
<0.001
Unexplained fever of 2 weeks or more
23
6.9
44
4.6
0.14
Significant and unintentional weight loss
32
9.6
70
7.3
0.22
Fatigue, lethargy, general malaise
21
6.3
37
3.9
0.09
Failure to respond to 2 weeks of appropriate antibiotic therapy
7
2.1
16
1.7
0.79
Failure to regain previous state of health 2 weeks after viral infection
