Table 6 Socio-demographic characteristics of contacts brought for screening by TB patients
Socio-demographics characteristics | Study group | Control group | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline post-intervention | Baseline post-intervention | |||
N = 31 (%) N = 138(%) 95% CI | N = 26 (%) N = 38(%) 95% CI | |||
Age (years): | ||||
<10 | 15(48.4) | 76(55.1) -44.8-31.4 | 18(69.2) | 24(63.2) -39.9-51.9 |
10-19 | 9(29.0) | 20(14.5) -18.9-47.9 | 4(15.4) | 7(18.4) -39.4-33.4 |
20-39 | 5(16.1) | 24(17.4) -29.5-26.9 | 4(15.4) | 4(10.5) -28.4-38.2 |
40+ | 2(6.5) | 18(13.0) -27.7-14.1 | 0(0.0) | 3(7.9) 45.3-61.1 |
Gender: | ||||
Male | 13(41.9) | 78(56.9) -52.9-22.9 | 12(46.2) | 18(47.4) -50-47.6 |
Female | 18(58.1) | 60(43.5) -23.1.52.3 | 14(53.8 | 20(52.6) -47.6-50.0 |
Marital status: | ||||
Single | 27(87.1) | 116(84.1) -23-29 | 22(84.6) | 32(84.2) -35-35.8 |
Married | 4(12.9) | 22(15.9) -29-23 | 4(15.4) | 6(15.8) -35-35.8 |
Occupation: | ||||
Student | 27(87.1) | 129(93.5) -47-34.2 | 21(87.5) | 33(86.8) -31.9-33.8 |
Others | 4(12.9) | 9(6.5) - 18.1-30.9 | 3(12.5) | 5(13.2) -33.3-31.9 |
Education: | ||||
None | 2(6.5) | 11(8.0) -17.7-20.7 | 2(7.7) | 3(7.9) -26.0-26.4 |
Primary | 18(58.1) | 79(57.2) -36.8-38 | 18(69.2) | 24(63.2) -40-52 |
Secondary | 9(29.0) | 42(30.4) -36.1-33.3 | 3(11.5) | 7(18.4) -41-27.2 |
Tertiary | 2(6.5) | 6(4.3) -16.1-20.5 | 3(11.5) | 4(10.5) -29.5-31.5 |
Living with patient: | ||||
Yes | 30(96.8) | 120(87.0) -6.6-26.2 | 23(88.5) | 32(84.2) -28-37 |
No | 1(3.2) | 18(13.0) -28-8.4 | 3(11.5) | 6(15.8 -37-28 |
Relationship with patient: | ||||
Children/siblings | 29(93.5) | 132(95.7) -20-16.1 | 19(73.1) | 26(68.4) 39.5-48.9 |
Friends/others | 2(6.5) | 6(4.3) -16.1-20.5 | 7(26.9) | 12(31.6) - 48.9-39.5 |
Total | 31(100.0) | 138 (100.0) | 26 (100.0) | 38 (100.0) |