Table 1 Demographics of healthcare workers from Nampula Central Hospital (n = 316)
Participants interviewed & tested | Participants who refused TST | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (SD) | % [range] | Prev of LTBI | N (SD) | % [range] | |
General | |||||
Sex | |||||
Total | 209 | 100 | 34.4 | 96a | 100 |
Male | 66 | 31.6 | 34.8 | 40 | 41.7 |
Female | 143 | 68.4 | 34.3 | 56 | 58.3 |
Mean age, years | 36.8 (7.8) | [23–56] | 36.5 (8.7) | [23–59] | |
Age | |||||
≤ 32 | 69 | 33.2 | 29.0 | 34 | 34.7 |
33–40 | 75 | 36.1 | 38.7 | 32 | 32.7 |
> 40 | 64 | 30.7 | 35.9 | 32 | 32.7 |
Current smoking | |||||
No | 201 | 96.2 | 34.8 | 95 | 96.9 |
Yes | 8 | 3.8 | 25.0 | 3 | 3.1 |
Race | |||||
Black | 201 | 98.6 | 34.8 | 96 | 100.0 |
Coloured | 3 | 1.4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Marital status | |||||
Married | 104 | 50.0 | 36.5 | 52 | 54.7 |
Single | 95 | 45.7 | 31.6 | 40 | 42.1 |
Divorced | 3 | 1.4 | 33.3 | 0 | 0.0 |
Widow | 6 | 2.9 | 33.3 | 3 | 3.2 |
Level of education | |||||
Primary | 36 | 17.2 | 38.9 | 24 | 24.5 |
Secondary | 152 | 72.7 | 33.6 | 66 | 67.3 |
Post-secondary | 21 | 10.0 | 33.3 | 8 | 8.2 |
BCG vaccination | |||||
No | 48 | 27.3 | 39.6 | 19 | 22.1 |
Yes | 128 | 72.7 | 31.3 | 67 | 77.9 |
Perceived health status | |||||
Poor | 111 | 53.4 | 36.0 | 49 | 50.0 |
Good | 97 | 46.6 | 32.0 | 49 | 50.0 |
Immunosuppression | |||||
No | 177 | 84.7 | 26.6 | 79 | 80.6 |
Yes | 32 | 15.3 | 78.1 | 19 | 19.4 |
Contact with TB patient at home | |||||
No | 164 | 78.5 | 33.5 | 74 | 75.5 |
Yes | 45 | 21.5 | 37.8 | 24 | 24.5 |
Housing type | |||||
Urban house | 178 | 85.6 | 34.8 | 83 | 84.7 |
Hostel | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Squatter | 1 | 0.5 | 100.0 | 0 | 0.0 |
Rural house | 29 | 13.9 | 31.0 | 15 | 15.3 |
People living at same house | |||||
≤ 6 | 115 | 55.0 | 32.2 | 61 | 62.9 |
> 6 | 94 | 45.0 | 37.2 | 36 | 37.1 |
Occupational | |||||
Occupational category | |||||
Administrative staff | 50 | 23.9 | 36.0 | 7 | 7.1 |
Orderly | 91 | 43.5 | 33.0 | 56 | 57.1 |
Nurse | 68 | 32.5 | 35.3 | 35 | 35.7 |
Employment setting | |||||
Administrative | 38 | 18.2 | 28.9 | 15 | 15.3 |
Medical domain | 96 | 45.9 | 38.5 | 43 | 43.9 |
Surgical domain | 75 | 35.9 | 32.0 | 40 | 40.8 |
Mean of working time, years | 10.2 (8.3) | [0.8–33] | 10 (8.7) | [1–35] | |
Working time | |||||
≤ 8 | 119 | 57.2 | 31.1 | 57 | 58.8 |
> 8 | 89 | 42.8 | 39.3 | 40 | 41.2 |
Contact with TB patients at workplace | |||||
No | 87 | 41.6 | 29.9 | 34 | 35.1 |
Yes | 122 | 58.4 | 37.7 | 63 | 64.9 |
Administrative control measures | |||||
No | 141 | 71.2 | 30.5 | 66 | 70.2 |
Yes | 57 | 28.8 | 38.6 | 28 | 29.8 |
Co-worker TB positive | |||||
No | 154 | 82.8 | 33.8 | 76 | 88.4 |
Yes | 32 | 17.2 | 34.4 | 10 | 11.6 |
Past history of TB | |||||
No | 2 | 40.0 | 0.0 | 2 | 100.0 |
Yes | 3 | 60.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 |