Table 3 Potential risk factors for TB in 146 TB patients
Risk factor | Frequency |
|---|---|
Contact with TB case | 107 (73.3%) |
No contact with TB | 34 (23.3%) |
Unknown | 5 (3.4%) |
Number of people in a household | |
≤ 5 | 35 (24.0%) |
6 – 10 | 71 (48.6%) |
> 10 | 40 (27.4%) |
No history of TB | 99 (67.8%) |
Unknown | 1 (0.7%) |
History of previously treated TB | 46 (31.5%) |
Relapsed case | 11/46 (23.9%) |
Treatment failure | 6/46 (13.1%) |
Defaulted on therapy | 18/46 (39.1%) |
Completed treatment but uncertain if symptoms resolved | 11/46 (23.9%) |
BCG scar present | 99 (67.8%) |
No BCG scar | 41 (28.1%) |
Unknown | 6 (4.1%) |