Boeree M J, Harries A D, Godschalk P, Demast Q, Upindi B, Mwale A, Nyirenda T E, Banerjee A, Salaniponi F M
National Tuberculosis Control Programme, Community Health, Science Unit, Lilongwe, Malawi.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2000 Sep;4(9):882-4.
To examine gender differences in sputum submission and sputum smear positivity.
Laboratory registers in all diagnostic units in eight districts in Malawi were examined for the years 1995 and 1996.
During a 12-month period (averaged between 1995 and 1996), 26,624 new TB suspects submitted sputum samples, 3282 of which (12.3%) were smear-positive. Significantly more males submitted sputum (52%) compared with females (48%), and significantly more males (53%) were smear-positive compared with females (47%, P < 0.05). Rates of sputum submission per 100,000 adults were also significantly higher for males (1203) than females (1032).
In Malawi, fewer females are submitting sputum samples and are being diagnosed with smear-positive TB compared with males.
研究痰液送检及痰涂片阳性率的性别差异。
对马拉维八个地区所有诊断单位1995年和1996年的实验室登记记录进行检查。
在12个月期间（1995年至1996年的平均值），26624名新的结核病疑似患者提交了痰标本，其中3282例（12.3%）痰涂片阳性。提交痰液的男性（52%）明显多于女性（48%），痰涂片阳性的男性（53%）也明显多于女性（47%，P<0.05）。每10万名成年人的痰液送检率男性（1203）也明显高于女性（1032）。
在马拉维，与男性相比，提交痰标本并被诊断为痰涂片阳性结核病的女性较少。
