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Table 3 Individual and Overall Kaiser’s Measure of Sampling Adequacy. Initial results with 15 variables and final selection with 13 variables included in the exploratory factor analysis

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

Variable

Kaiser’s Measure of Sampling Adequacy 15 items

Kaiser’s Measure of Sampling Adequacy 13 items

Overall

0.55

0.72

Contact happen indoors or outdoors

0.50

0.61

Nature of ventilation at usual place of meeting

0.47

0.63

Case shared TB diagnosis with contact

0.50

0.69

Contact have cough

0.55

0.69

Frequency of shared meals since onset cough

0.56

0.72

Frequency and duration of contact over the past month

0.82

0.73

Care was provided by the contact in the past 3 months

0.54

0.73

Place of usual meeting. Home TB case versus other location.

0.80

0.75

Case trusts contact

0.66

0.75

Length of knowing contact

0.71

0.77

Frequency of sleeping in same room and bed since onset cough

0.55

0.79

How well does the case knows contact

0.55

0.80

Means of transportation used most often with contact. None (walking) versus a type of transportation.

0.80

0.81

Frequency of meeting since onset cough

0.37

NE1

Number of other people met in addition to contact

0.12

NE

  1. 1Not estimated as it was not included in the exploratory factor analysis