Table 1 Major characteristics of the study population as children with RID
From: Tuberculosis infection screening in children with close contact: a hospital-based study
Total (n = 6202) | Subgroup with no reported contact risk (n = 5833) | Subgroup with non-household contact risk (n = 274) | Subgroup with household contact risk (n = 95) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | ||||
Male | 3748 (60.4%) | 3526 (60.4%) | 161 (58.8%) | 61 (64.2%) |
Female | 2454 (39.6%) | 2307 (39.6%) | 113 (41.2%) | 34 (35.8%) |
Age | ||||
0–2y | 2327 (37.5%) | 2276 (39.0%) | 40 (14.6%) | 11 (11.6%) |
3–4y | 924 (14.9%) | 872 (14.9%) | 39 (14.2%) | 13 (13.7%) |
5–18 | 2951 (47.6%) | 2685 (46.1%) | 195 (71.2%) | 71 (74.7%) |
District | ||||
Eastern | 4662 (75.2%) | 4443 (76.2%) | 161 (58.8%) | 58 (61.1%) |
Middle | 1042 (16.8%) | 958 (16.4%) | 66 (24.1%) | 18 (18.9%) |
Western | 498 (8.0%) | 432 (7.4%) | 47 (17.2%) | 19 (20.0%) |
Resident place | ||||
City | 3376 (54.4%) | 3185 (54.6%) | 140 (51.1%) | 51 (53.7%) |
Rural | 2826 (45.6%) | 2648 (45.4%) | 134 (48.9%) | 44 (46.3%) |
BCG vaccination history | ||||
Yes | 6086 (98.1%) | 5722 (98.1%) | 270 (98.5%) | 94 (98.9%) |
No | 116 (1.9%) | 111 (1.9%) | 4 (1.5%) | 1 (1.1%) |
Presence of BCG scar | ||||
Yes | 5895 (95.0%) | 5547 (95.1%) | 260 (94.9%) | 88 (92.6%) |
No | 307 (5.0%) | 286 (4.9%) | 14 (5.1%) | 7 (7.4%) |
IGRA positive results, n(%) | 52 (0.8%) | 41 (0.7%) | 6 (2.2%) | 5 (5.3%) |
TST positive results, n(%) | 191 (3.1%) | 151 (3.3%) | 23 (8.4%) | 17 (17.9%) |