Table 2 Characteristics of the target population (n = 832) according to acceptance of screening program
From: Screening for tuberculosis in an urban shelter for homeless in Switzerland: a prospective study
Total population (n = 832) | Screening | p-value° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Accepted (n = 726) | Refused (n = 106) | |||
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
Male | 674 (81) | 600 (82.6) | 74 (69.8) | 0.002 |
Mean agea | 38.5 (12.7) | 38 (12.2) | 42 (11.7) | 0.002 |
Age groupa (years) | ||||
< 25 | 114 (13.7) | 111 (15.3) | 3 (2.9) | 0.001 |
25–65 | 686 (82.5) | 592 (81.5) | 94 (92.2) | 0.008 |
≥ 65 | 28 (3.3) | 23 (3.2) | 5 (4.9) | 0.364 |
Origin | ||||
European | 522 (62.8) | 450 (62) | 72 (67.9) | 0.282 |
Eastern Mediterranean | 84 (10.1) | 74 (10.2) | 10 (9.4) | 0.866 |
Africa | 185 (22.2) | 165 (22.7) | 20 (18.9) | 0.386 |
America | 26 (3.1) | 26 (3.6) | 0 (0) | 0.065 |
Asia and Western Pacific | 15 (1.8) | 11 (1.5) | 4 (3.8) | 0.112 |
TB incidence in country of origin | ||||
Low | 318 (38.2) | 269 (37.1) | 49 (46.2) | 0.086 |
Medium | 251 (30.2) | 225 (31) | 26 (24.5) | 0.213 |
High | 263 (31.6) | 232 (32) | 31 (29.2) | 0.580 |
No health insurance in Switzerland | 737 (88.6) | 650 (89.5) | 87 (82.1) | 0.032 |
Homelessness duration (months)b | ||||
< 3 | 507 (64) | 453 (66) | 54 (57.4) | 0.108 |
3–12 | 78 (10) | 73 (10.6) | 5 (5.3) | 0.140 |
> 12 | 196 (26) | 161 (23.4) | 35 (37.3) | 0.005 |
Median stay in shelters (nights)c | 20 (25.3) | 19 (25) | 27.5 (32) | 0.002 |
Stay duration (nights)c | ||||
< 7 | 203 (26.2) | 186 (27.5) | 17 (17.3) | 0.036 |
7–30 | 363 (46.9) | 317 (46.9) | 46 (46.9) | 1.000 |
> 30 | 208 (26.9) | 173 (25.6) | 35 (35.8) | 0.038 |