Table 1 Characteristics of study population
Category | Characteristics | n | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Index TB patients | ||||
Sex | Male | 816 | 74.8 | |
Female | 275 | 25.2 | ||
Age | <5 | 0 | 0.0 | |
5–14 | 0 | 0.0 | ||
>15 | 1091 | 100.0 | ||
Household contacts | ||||
Age | <5 | 293 | 7.1 | |
5–14 | 631 | 15.3 | ||
>15 | 3194 | 77.6 | ||
Household contacts who went for TB screening | ||||
Sex | Male | 170 | 35.9 | |
Female | 304 | 64.1 | ||
Age | <5 | 16 | 3.4 | |
5–14 | 31 | 6.5 | ||
>15 | 427 | 90.1 | ||
Household contacts with smear examination | ||||
Sex | Male | 132 | 35.3 | |
Female | 242 | 64.7 | ||
Age | <5 | 2 | 0.5 | |
5–14 | 13 | 3.5 | ||
>15 | 359 | 96.0 | ||
Secondary TB cases detected from contacts (any test) | ||||
Sex | Male | 13 | 48.1 | |
Female | 14 | 51.9 | ||
Age | <5 | 1 | 3.7 | |
5–14 | 2 | 7.4 | ||
>15 | 24 | 88.9 | ||
Secondary TB cases detected from contacts (positive smear) | ||||
Sex | Male | 11 | 55.0 | |
Female | 9 | 45.0 | ||
Age | <5 | 0 | 0.0 | |
5–14 | 2 | 10.0 | ||
>15 | 18 | 90.0 | ||