Characteristics | Intervention arm (n=471) | Standard-of-care arm (n=448) | p-value# |
Age | 0.29 | ||
<5 years | 95 (20%) | 106 (24%) | |
5–14 years | 121 (26%) | 121 (27%) | |
≥15 years¶ | 255 (54%) | 221 (49%) | |
Female | 293 (62%) | 268 (60%) | 0.46 |
HIV status prior to screening | 0.15 | ||
Positive | 27 (6%) | 32 (7%) | |
Negative | 308 (65%) | 265 (59%) | |
Unknown | 136 (29%) | 151 (34%) | |
Any TB symptom present | 106 (23%) | 116 (26%) | 0.23 |
Cough for ≥2 weeks | 70 (15%) | 95 (21%) | 0.01 |
Fever | 32 (7%) | 45 (10%) | 0.08 |
Night sweats | 28 (6%) | 34 (8%) | 0.32 |
Weight loss ≥3 kg | 37 (8%) | 46 (10%) | 0.20 |
TB: tuberculosis. #: Chi-squared test of significance utilised, unless otherwise noted; ¶: median (interquartile range) age among individuals ≥15 years of age was 26 (20–38) years in the intervention arm and 27 (20–36) years in the standard-of-care arm (p=0.50 by the Wilcoxon rank-sum test of significance).