Engaging Informal Private Health Care Providers for TB Case Detection: Experiences from RIPEND Project in India

Table 7

Proportion of TB cases detected among different characteristics of presumptive TB patients under RIPENED project, Telangana State, India, during 2018-19 ().

S. no	Characteristics	Presumptive TB patients	TB patients	(%)
1	Age group
	<18	378	38	(10)
	18-45	3604	499	(15)
	>45 to 60	2636	306	(13)
	>60	1724	160	(12)
2	Gender
	Female	3079	287	(9)
	Male	5260	716	(14)
	Transgender	3	0	(0)
3	Cough
	Yes	7688	959	(13)
	Unknown	573	32	(6)
	No	81	12	(15)
4	Cough (duration), weeks
	<2	207	18	(8)
	2-3	6627	667	(10)
	≥4	935	266	(28)
5	HIV status
	Positive	53	17	(32)
	Negative	4464	586	(13)
	Unknown	3252	368	(11)
	Not recorded	573	32	(6)
6	Previous history of TB
	Yes	289	94	(33)
	No	7480	877	(2)
	Unknown/not recorded	573	32	(6)