Table 1 Characteristics of outpatients

Age

  < 1 month (Neonates)

336 (0.4)

364 (0.3)

700 (0.3)

  1 – 11 months

8,996 (10.9)

9,018 (7.1)

18,014 (8.6)

  1 – 4 years

20,979 (25.4)

20,999 (16.5)

41,978 (20.0)

  5 – 13 years

15,568 (18.8)

20,004 (15.7)

35,572 (17.0)

  14 – 49 years

29,609 (35.8)

65, 134 (51.2)

94,743 (45.2)

  50+

7,138 (8.6)

11,589 (9.1)

18,727 (8.9)

Total attendance

  New visits

70,973 (85.9)

110,556 (87.0)

181,529 (86.6)

  Repeat visits

2,310 (2.8)

3,051 (2.4)

5,361 (2.6)

  Missing data

9,343 (11.3)

13,501 (10.6)

22,844 (10.9)

Triage status recorded ^‡

  Standard

19,178 (23.2)

30,482 (24.0)

49,660 (23.7)

  Priority

4,542 (5.5)

6,859 (5.4)

11,401 (5.4)

  Emergency

2,909 (3.5)

4,027 (3.2)

6,936 (3.3)

  Missing data (no triage data recorded)

55,997 (67.8)

85,740 (67.4)

141,737 (67.6)

Symptoms recorded

  Fever

37,254 (45.1)

52,342 (41.2)

89,596 (42.7)

   No fever

5,164 (6.2)

8,886 (7.0)

14,050 (6.7)

   Data not recorded on fever

40,210 (48.7)

65,880 (51.7)

106,088 (50.6)

  Cough

22,890 (27.7)

31,961 (25.1)

54,851 (26.2)

   Cough < 2 weeks

19,792 (24.0)

27,589 (21.7)

47,381 (22.6)

   Cough > =2 weeks

2,908 (3.5)

4,121 (3.2)

7,029 (3.4)

   Cough (not duration not determined)

190 (0.2)

251 (0.2)

441 (0.2)

   No cough

8,857 (10.7)

14,297 (11.2)

23,144 (11.0)

   Data not recorded on cough

50,881 (61.6)

80,850 (63.6)

131,739 (62.8)

  Abnormal chest sounds among patients with a cough

88 (0.3)

104 (0.3)

192 (0.4)

   No abnormal chest sounds

764 (3.3)

1,087 (3.4)

1,851 (3.4)

   No data on abnormal chest sounds

22,038 (96.3)

30,770 (96.3)

52,808 (96.3)

  Breaths per minute among patients with a cough

51 (0.2)

50 (0.2)

101 (0.2)

   No data on breaths per minute

22,839 (99.8)

31,911 (99.8)

54,750 (99.8)

  Chest in drawing among children under five with a cough

67 (0.5)

70 (0.6)

137 (0.5)

   No chest in drawing

364 (2.9)

368 (2.9)

732 (2.9)

   Missing data on chest in drawing

12,023 (96.5)

12,068 (96.5)

24,091 (96.5)

  Night sweats among patients with cough > =2 weeks

152 (5.2%)

147 (3.6)

299 (4.3)

   No night sweats

372 (12.8)

560 (13.6)

932 (13.3)

   No data on night sweats

2,384 (82.0)

3,414 (82.8)

5,798 (82.5)

  Weight loss among patients with cough > =2 weeks

138 (4.7)

114 (2.8)

252 (3.6)

   No weight loss

446 (15.3)

651 (15.8)

1,097 (15.6)

   No data on weight loss

2,324 (79.9)

3,356 (81.4)

5,680 (80.8)

  Child under 14 with a cough > =2 weeks in contact with a TB case

37 (0.22)

43 (0.23)

80 (0.23)

   Child not in contact with a TB case

2,802 (16.6)

3,920 (21.1)

6,722 (19.0)

   No data on child contact with a TB case

14,005 (83.2)

14,783 (78.7)

28,618 (81.0)

Exams recorded

  Temperature

5,688 (6.9)

8,132 (6.4)

13,820 (6.6)

  Weight

30,980 (37.5)

46,161 (36.3)

77,141 (36.8)

  Blood Pressure

522 (0.63)

1,247 (0.98)

1,769 (0.84)

  Height

21 (0.03)

29 (0.02)

50 (0.02)

No symptom and exam checkboxes filled

33,915 (41.1)

55,009 (43.3)

88,924 (42.4)

Diagnosis and treatment decisions

  Diagnosis recorded

70,721 (85.6)

109,771 (86.4)

180,492 (86.1)

  Treatment prescribed

79,639 (96.4)

123,554 (97.2)

203,193 (96.9)

  Referred for further care

1,712 (2.1)

2,251 (1.8)

3,963 (1.9)

  Detained for monitoring

127 (0.16)

170 (0.13)

297 (0.14)

  Admitted

5,086 (6.2)

5,657 (4.5)

10,743 (5.1)