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Table 1 Characteristics of household contacts (N = 259)

From: Household contact non-attendance of clinical evaluation for tuberculosis: a pilot study in a high burden district in South Africa

Variable

n

%

Gender

 Female

154

59.5

Age in years

  < 5

36

13.9

 5–15

73

28.2

 16–24

33

12.7

 25–34

34

13.1

 35–44

25

9.7

 45–54

19

7.3

 55–64

18

6.9

  ≥ 65

21

8.1

Relationship with index case

 Spouse

21

8.1

 Child

66

25.5

 Other (e.g. sibling, aunt, uncle)

172

66.4

Had a history of TB

33

12.7

Presence of TB symptoms

 Cough

27

10.4

 Haemoptysis

2

7.7

 Unintentional weight loss

23

8.9

 Fever

43

16.6

 Night sweats

40

15.4

Had swollen lymph nodes

11

4.3

Tested for HIV

228

88.0

Slept in same bedroom as index case

94

36.3

Time spent with index case per day

 ≤12 hours

64

24.7

  >12 hours

195

75.3

Referred for clinical evaluation

102

39.4

Did not attend clinical evaluationa

54

52.9

  1. aOut of those who were referred for clinical evaluation (n = 102)