Table 2 Characteristics of persons notified with LTBI 2005–2012
From: The epidemiology of childhood tuberculosis in the Netherlands: still room for prevention
< 5 years | 5-14 years | Total 0–14 years | >14 years | Total (all ages) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % of age group | n | % of age group | n | % of age group | n | % of age group | n | % of age group | |
Total new LTBI cases (% of total notified) | 298 | (2%) | 822 | (6%) | 1120 | (8%) | 12121 | (92%) | 13241 | (100%) |
Ethnic origin | ||||||||||
- Native Dutch | 43 | 14% | 261 | 32% | 304 | 27% | 6820 | 56% | 7124 | 54% |
- Foreign-born | 50 | 17% | 190 | 23% | 240 | 21% | 2,899 | 24% | 3139 | 24% |
- 2d generation immigrant | 186 | 62% | 328 | 40% | 514 | 46% | 607 | 5% | 1121 | 8% |
- Unknown* | 19 | 6% | 43 | 5% | 62 | 6% | 1795 | 15% | 1857 | 14% |
Detected through contact investigation | 227 | 76% | 708 | 86% | 935 | 83% | 6957 | 57% | 7892 | 60% |
Preventive treatment started | 283 | 95% | 766 | 93% | 1049 | 94% | 8669 | 72% | 9718 | 73% |
- Of whom completed | 249 | (88%) | 690 | (90%) | 939 | (90%) | 7009 | (81%) | 7948 | (82%) |
(% of preventive treatment) | ||||||||||
-Defaulter | 25 | (9%) | 47 | (6%) | 72 | (7%) | 1157 | (13%) | 1229 | (13%) |
-Transfer out/unknown | 9 | (3%) | 29 | (4%) | 38 | (4%) | 497 | (6%) | 535 | (6%) |