Table 2 Distribution of TB with socio-demographic and clinical characteristics among TB suspected children under five years old in WSUCSH, 2022

Gender

 Male

 Female

19(65.5%)

10(34.5%)

191(62%)

287(38%)

9.0%

7.8%

Age in year

 Less than 1

 1–3

 3–5

0 (0.0%)

5 (17.2%)

24 (82.8%)

37 (12.0%)

71 (23.1%)

200 (64.9%)

0

9.2%

10.7%

Residence

 Urban

 Rural

14 (48.3%)

15 (51.7%)

167(54.2%)

141(45.8%)

7.7%

9.6%

Education level of family

 Illiterate

 1–8

 9–12

 Diploma and above

3 (10.3%)

8 (27.6%)

8 (27.6%)

10 (34.5%)

21 (6.8%)

121 (39.3%)

77 (25.0%)

89 (28.9%)

12.5%

6.2%

9.4%

10.1%

1.762

0.623

Family size

 ≤ 3

2 (6.9%)

20 (6.5%)

9.9%

 4–6

 > 6

14 (48.3%)

13 (44.8%)

213 (69.2%)

75 (24.4%)

6.2%

14.8%

Occupation of the family

 Employed

6 (20.7%)

83 (26.9%)

6.7%

 Private

 Merchant

 Farmer

 Other

14 (48.3%)

9 (31.0%)

0 (0.0%)

0(0.0%)

155 (50.3%)

57 (18.5%)

11 (3.6%)

2 (0.6%)

8.3%

13.6

-

-

Contact with TB patients

 Yes

 No

4(13.7%)

25(82.3%)

21(6.8%)

287(93.2%)

16%

8.0%

Vaccination with BCG

 Yes

 No

16(55.2%)

13(44.8%)

165(53.6%)

143(46.4%)

8.8%

8.3%

Other co-infection

 Yes

 No

13(44.8%)

16(55.2%)

39(12.7%)

269(87.3%)

25%

5.6%

Cough for 2 weeks

 Yes

 No

9(31.0%)

20(69.0%)

12(3.9%)

296(96.1%)

42.9%

6.3%

Weight loss

 Yes

 No

6(20.7%)

23(79.3%)

14(4.5%)

294(95.5%)

30%

7.3%

Night sweat

 Yes

 No

11(37.9%)

18(62.1%)

24(7.8%)

284(92.2%)

31.4%

6%

Difficulty of breathing

 Yes

 No

3(10.3%)

26(89.7%)

10(3.2%)

298(96.8%)

23.1%

8.0%

Loss of appetite

 Yes

 No

13(44.8%)

16(55.2%)

47(15.3%)

261(84.7%)

21.7%

5.8%

Nutritional status

 Normal

 Malnourished

14(48.3%)

15(51.9%)

225(73.1%)

83(26.9%)

5.9%

5.3%

 Total

29

308

8.6%(5.6–11.6%