Tuberculosis screening among pregnant women attending a tertiary care hospital in Puducherry, South India: is it worth the effort?

Figures & data

Figure 1. Process and results of tuberculosis (TB) screening among pregnant women attending a tertiary care hospital in Puducherry, South India, between February and April 2018.

Figure 2. Challenges (as perceived by healthcare providers) in implementing systematic screening for tuberculosis among pregnant women attending a tertiary care hospital in Puducherry, South India.

Table 1. Baseline characteristics of antenatal women screened for tuberculosis in a tertiary healthcare facility, Puducherry, India, between February and April 2018 (n = 4203).

Characteristics	Category	Frequency	Proportion
Age (years) (n = 3831)*
	15–19	245	6.4
	20–34	3477	90.8
	35–45	109	2.8
	Mean (SD)	24.8 (4.1)
Gestational age (weeks) (n = 4094)*
	1st trimester (≤12 weeks)	190	4.6
	2nd trimester (13–28 weeks)	1530	37.4
	3rd trimester (>28 weeks)	2374	58.0
	Mean (SD)	28.8 (7.9)
Risk status
	High risk	2847	67.7
	Normal	1356	32.3
High-risk condition
	Anaemia	2660	63.3
	HIV	2	0.1
	GDM	73	1.7
	HBsAg	34	0.8
	PIH	30	0.7
	Cardiac disease	15	0.4
	Recurrent pregnancy loss	38	0.9

*The numbers are less than the total sample owing to missing values.

HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; GDM, gestational diabetes mellitus; HBsAg, hepatitis B surface antigen; PIH, pregnancy-induced hypertension; SD, standard deviation.

Table 2. Presumptive tuberculosis (TB) symptoms presented by antenatal women screened in a tertiary healthcare facility, Puducherry, India, between February and April 2018.

Symptom	Frequency	Proportion
Total	4203	100
Presumptive TB	77	1.8
Cough	75	1.8
<1 week	24	0.6
1–2 weeks	32	0.8
≥2 weeks	19	0.4
Haemoptysis	1	0.02
Fever	2	0.05
Weight loss	1	0.02
Inability to gain weight	1	0.02
Night sweats	0	0
Neck swellings	1	0.02
Joint pain or swelling	1	0.02
Neck stiffness	1	0.02
Disorientation	0	0