Characteristic | N (%)a |
---|---|
Index case | |
Male sex | 481 (40.0) |
Age (median, IQR) in years | 26 (21–35) |
Presence of cough | 1135 (96.4) |
Time from symptoms to treatment initiation (in days) | 33 (19–62) |
Smear positivity | |
Scanty | 40 (3.4) |
+/++ | 562 (47.7) |
+++ | 576 (48.9) |
Treatment | |
For drug susceptible TB | 1162 (98.6) |
For MDR TB | 16 (1.4) |
Tobacco use | |
None | 713 (60.7) |
416 (35.4) | |
46 (3.9) | |
HIV | |
Positive | 884 (75.0) |
Negative | 18 (1.5) |
Not tested | 276 (23.4) |
Household characteristics | |
Past TB episodes | 62 (5.3) |
Recent TB episodes | 29 (2.5) |
Persons per room | 2.1 (1.5–3.0) |
Household contact characteristics (n = 5466) | |
Male sex | 2674 (48.9) |
Age (median, IQR) in years | 24 (12–40) |
Relationship with the index case | |
Sibling | 1416 (25.9) |
Parent | 946 (17.3) |
Partner | 437 (7.9) |
Offspring | 1031 (19.9) |
Other | 1636 (29.9) |