Research Article
Engaging Informal Private Health Care Providers for TB Case Detection: Experiences from RIPEND Project in India
Table 4
Characteristics of persons with presumptive TB enrolled under RIPENED project, Telangana State, India, during 2018-19 (
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| S. no | Characteristics | Number | (Percent) |
| 1 | Age group | | | <18 | 378 | (4) | 18-45 | 3604 | (44) | >45 to 60 | 2636 | (32) | >60 | 1724 | (20) |
| 2 | Gender | | | Female | 3079 | (37) | Male | 5260 | (63) | Transgender | 3 | (0) |
| 3 | Cough | | | Yes | 7688 | (92) | Unknown | 573 | (7) | No | 81 | (1) |
| 4 | Cough (duration), weeks | | | <2 | 207 | (3) | 2-3 | 6627 | (85) | ≥4 | 935 | (12) |
| 5 | HIV status | | | Positive | 53 | (0) | Negative | 4464 | (54) | Unknown | 3252 | (39) | Not recorded | 573 | (7) |
| 6 | Previous history of TB | | | Yes | 289 | (3) | No | 7480 | (90) | Unknown/not recorded | 573 | (7) |
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