Table 1 Characteristics of foreign-born TB cases, 2014–2016, Finland
From: Enhanced surveillance for tuberculosis among foreign-born persons, Finland, 2014–2016
Foreign-born case (n = 203)a | |
|---|---|
Median age, years (range) | 28.5 (2–83) |
Male cases n (%) | 120 (59) |
Country of Birth | |
Somalia n (%) | 55 (27) |
Afghanistan n (%) | 15 (7) |
Vietnam n (%) | 14 (7) |
Thailand n (%) | 10 (5) |
The Philippines n (%) | 10 (5) |
Other/unknown n (%) | 99 (49) |
Stayed in a refugee camp abroad n (%) | 30 (15) |
Stayed in a reception centre in Finland n (%) | 35 (17) |
TB found in screening n (%) | 42 (21) |
TB diagnosed within two years after arrival to Finland n (%) | 103 (51) |
Symptoms of TB n (%) | 153 (75) |
Pulmonary TB n (%) | 140 (69) |