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Table 2 Characteristics of the 940 contacts with a full complement of demographic information from Kampala, Uganda that answered the social network survey

From: Defining adequate contact for transmission of Mycobacterium tuberculosis in an African urban environment

Characteristic

N

%

Gender

 Male

462

49

 Female

478

51

Type of contact

 Household

350

37

 Extra-household

590

66

Age, years, median [IQR]

23 [13–32]

Age (category)

 0–14

245

26

 15-greater

695

74

Residence

 Lives in Rugaba

905

96

 Do not live in Rugaba

34

4

 No information available

01

0

HIV Result

 Positive

71

8

 Negative

851

91

 No information available

18

2

BCG vaccine

 Yes (verbal report/immunization card)

803

85

 No prior vaccination

80

8

 Don’t’ know/Missing

57

6