Table 2 Diagnoses and hospitalization outcomes of 484 participants with cough and the WHO danger signs

Diagnoses^a

 Tuberculosis

n (%)

255 (53)

 Community acquired pneumonia

n (%)

245 (51)

 Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia

n (%)

51 (11)

 Other

n (%)

41 (8)

Hospitalization and discharge

 Days in hospital

Median (IQR)

5 (3 to 7)

 Discharged alive

n (%)

386 (80)

 Transfer to tertiary hospital

n (%)

22 (5)

 Transfer to tuberculosis hospital

n (%)

53 (11)

 Lost to follow-up

n (%)

37 (8)

Mortality

 Died in hospital

n (%)

23 (5)

 Died during follow up

n (%)

36 (8)