Chest Radiography and Xpert MTB/RIF® Testing in Persons with Presumptive Pulmonary TB: Gaps and Challenges from a District in Karnataka, India

Table 1

Characteristics of persons with presumptive pulmonary TB attending seven selected designated microscopy centers in Chikkaballapur District during February-March 2019.

Characteristics		(%)
Designated microscopy center
District hospital	243	(33.2)
Taluka hospital 1	249	(34.0)
Taluka hospital 2	125	(17.1)
Primary health center 1	32	(4.4)
Primary health center 2	33	(4.5)
Primary health center 3	17	(2.3)
Primary health center 4	33	(4.5)
Age (in years)
<25	82	(11.2)
25 to 34	138	(18.9)
35 to 44	106	(14.5)
45 to 54	108	(14.8)
55 to 64	129	(17.6)
> 64	146	(19.9)
Not recorded	23	(3.1)
Gender
Male	455	(62.2)
Female	276	(37.7)
Transgender	1	(0.1)
Place of residence
Urban	535	(73.1)
Rural	197	(26.9)
Predominant symptom
Cough	272	(37.2)
Cough+fever	259	(35.4)
Hemoptysis	1	(0.1)
Not recorded	200	(27.3)
HIV status
Nonreactive	613	(83.7)
Reactive	3	(0.4)
Not recorded	116	(15.8)
Diabetes mellitus
Yes	8	(1.1)
No	506	(69.1)
Not recorded	218	(29.8)
Sputum examination results
Negative	675	(92.2)
Positive	57	(7.8)