Table 1 Index case and household factors influencing IPT outcomes
Characteristics | TB disease | No TB disease | Fisher’s exact test (P value) | ORa 95% CI | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | ≤ 30 | 6 | 279 | 0.19 | – |
>30 | 0 | 83 | |||
Gender | Female | 6 | 177 | 0.02c | – |
Male | 0 | 185 | |||
Residence | Informal settling | 5 | 261 | 1.00 | 1.93 |
Peri-urban | 1 | 101 | 0.55 –16.77 | ||
Marital status | Married | 5 | 276 | 1.00 | 1.55 |
Single | 1 | 86 | 0.18–13.52 | ||
Level of education | ≤ Secondary | 6 | 308 | 0.60 | – |
Tertiary | 0 | 54 | |||
Occupation | Unemployed | 2 | 256 | 0.068 | 4.83 |
employed | 4 | 106 | 0.87–26.77 | ||
Relationship to child | Parent | 5 | 270 | 1.00 | 1.70 |
Othersd | 1 | 92 | 0.19–14.77 | ||
Crowding index at nighte | >5 | 4 | 74 | 0.02c | 7.78 |
≤4 | 2 | 288 | 1.39–43.31 | ||
Number of index cases per household | 1 | 2 | 326 | 0.01c | 0.54 |
>1 | 4 | 35 | 0.01–0.30 | ||
Shared bedroom with contact | Always | 5 | 293 | 1.00 | 0.85 |
Sometimes | 1 | 69 | 0.02–7.39 | ||
Separate Cooking room | Yes | 1 | 79 | 1.00 | 1.40 |
No | 5 | 283 | 0.16 –12. 12 | ||
Duration of symptoms prior to TB diagnosisb | ≤ 4 weeks | 0 | 107 | 0.19 | – |
>4 weeks | 6 | 255 | |||
HIV status | Positive | 4 | 74 | 0.02c | 7.78 |
Negative | 2 | 288 | 0.02–43. 32 | ||
Knowledge of TB causation | Bacteria | 5 | 256 | 0.68 | 2.07 |
Other | 1 | 106 | 0.24–17.93 | ||
Knowledge of TB risk factors in children | Good/Average | 3 | 116 | 0.64 | 2.07 |
Poor | 3 | 246 | 0.24 –17. 93 | ||
TB/HIV relationship knowledgef | Good/Average | 3 | 200 | 0.04c | 0.95 |
Poor | 3 | 304 | 0.11–8.32 | ||
TB myths and perceptions | Present | 1 | 304 | 0.63 | 0.95 |
None | 5 | 58 | 0.11–8.32 |