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Table 1 Prevalence of LTBI and HIV infection among pregnant women attending ante-natal care clinics (N = 286)

From: Latent tuberculosis among pregnant mothers in a resource poor setting in Northern Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

LATENT TB INFECTION (US CDC)

Frequency

Percent

Present

85

29.7%

Absent

201

70.3%

HIV SERO STATUS

Frequency

Percent

Positive

13

4.5%

Negative

273

95.5%

  1. NB: Latent TB infection is not synonymous to a positive TST reading, since all those with chest radiographic features suggestive of active TB were excluded from the LTBI category.