Illness perception in tuberculosis by implementation of the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire – a TBNET study

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Table 1 TB score components at the beginning of treatment (0) and after two months at the end of the continual phase of therapy (2)

	TB score item	0 (N₀ = 167)		0 (N₀ = 93)		2 (N₂ = 93)
	TB score item	N°	%	N°	%	N°	%
1	Cough	133	79.64	73	78.49	55	59.14
2	Hemoptysis	35	20.96	17	18.28	7	7.53
3	Dyspnea	67	40.12	35	37.63	26	27.96
4	Chest pain	61	36.53	31	33.33	15	16.13
5	Night sweats	93	55.69	45	48.39	23	24.73
6	Anemic	56	33.53	27	29.03	13	13.98
7	Tachycardia	62	37.13	31	33.33	15	16.13
8	Auscultation	99	59.28	34	36.56	71	76.34
9	Temperature > 37°C	82	49.10	44	47.31	9	9.68
10	BMI < 18	44	26.35	20	21.51	15	16.13
11	BMI < 16	22	13.17	5	5.37	2	2.15
12	MUAC < 220	55	32.93	19	20.43	20	21.51
13	MUAC < 200	22	13.17	6	6.45	2	2.15