Table 1 The children characteristics who are household contact of TB cases in an urban setting in Malaysia
Characteristics | TB disease | |
|---|---|---|
Yes n (%) | No n (%) | |
Sociodemographic characteristics (n = 2793) | ||
Age group (years) | ||
< 5 | 22 (2.7) | 806 (97.3) |
5–14 | 21 (1.1) | 1944 (98.9) |
Sex | ||
Male | 21 (1.4) | 1468 (98.6) |
Female | 22 (1.7) | 1282 (98.3) |
Race | ||
Malay | 32 (1.7) | 1800 (98.3) |
Chinese | 3 (0.8) | 367 (99.2) |
Indian | 2 (0.8) | 258 (99.2) |
Others | 6 (1.8) | 325 (98.2) |
Nationality | ||
Malaysian | 32 (1.3) | 2442 (98.7) |
Non-Malaysian | 11 (3.4) | 308 (96.6) |
Residential location | ||
Kepong | 17 (1.6) | 1024 (98.4) |
Cheras | 8 (1.0) | 763 (99.0) |
Titiwangsa | 12 (1.6) | 736 (98.4) |
Lembah Pantai | 6 (2.6) | 227 (97.4) |
Type of housing | ||
Low cost | 13 (1.4) | 893 (98.6) |
Non low-cost | 30 (1.6) | 1857 (98.4) |
Clinical characteristics (n = 2793) | ||
Symptoms of TB | ||
No | 2 (0.1) | 2748 (99.9) |
Yes | 41 (95.3) | 2 (4.7) |
Tuberculin skin test | ||
Negative | 12 (0.5) | 2520 (99.5) |
Positive | 21 (47.7) | 23 (52.3) |
Not Done | 10 (4.6) | 207 (95.4) |
Chest X-ray | ||
No lesion | 5 (0.6) | 811 (99.4) |
Cavitation | 37 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Not Done | 1 (0.1) | 1939 (99.9) |
Sputum | ||
Negative | 39 (4.2) | 888 (95.8) |
Positive | 3 (100.0) | 0 (0.0) |
Not Done | 1 (0.1) | 1862 (99.9) |
Interval of diagnosis (weeks) | ||
≤ 6 | 23 (1.0) | 2350 (99.0) |
> 6 | 20 (4.8) | 400 (95.2) |