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Table 1 Characteristics of screened household contacts at the study site (n = 223)

From: Contact screening and risk factors for TB among the household contact of children with active TB: a way to find source case and new TB cases

Variables

No. (%)

Gender

 Male

104 (46.6)

 Female

119 (53.4)

Age (years)

  ≤ 14

143 (64.1)

 > 15

80 (39.9)

CXR

 Normal

197 (88.3)

 Abnormal

26 (11.7)

TST

 Positive (≥ 10 mm)

176 (57.4)

 Negative (< 10 mm)

47 (42.6)

Weight (percentiles)

 Normal weight

27 (12.1)

 Underweighta

196 (87.9)

Relationship to index case

 Mother

50 (22.4)

 Father

33 (14.8)

 Siblingb

92 (41.3)

 Grandparent

34 (15.2)

 Uncle/Aunt

14 (6.3)

  1. CXR chest X-ray, TST Tuberculin Skin Test
  2. a< 5 percentiles
  3. bincluding brothers, sisters and cousins