Table 2 Baseline characteristics of study participants
Baseline Characteristic | N (%) Total = 690 |
|---|---|
Sex | |
 Male | 178 (25.8) |
 Female | 512 (74.2) |
Age (years) | |
 Less than 35 | 227 (32.9) |
 35–49 | 303 (43.9) |
 50 or more | 160 (23.2) |
Education Level | |
 Primary or less | 169 (24.5) |
 Secondary | 405 (58.7) |
 College/University | 116 (16.8) |
Known outside TB contact | |
 No TB contact | 565 (81.9) |
 TB contact | 125 (18.1) |
BCG scar | |
 Absent | 54 (7.8) |
 Present | 606 (87.8) |
 Unsure/missing | 30 (4.3) |
HIV status | |
 HIV+ | 78 (11.3) |
 HIV- | 567 (82.2) |
 Missing/declined testing | 45 (6.5) |
Professional category | |
 Administrative | 102 (14.8) |
 Physician | 47 (6.8) |
 Nurse | 122 (17.7) |
 Laboratory Technician | 28 (4.1) |
 Auxiliary Staff | 338 (49.0) |
 Other | 53 (7.7) |
Department | |
 All Non-Clinical | 97 (14.1) |
 Medicine | 110 (15.9) |
 Obstetrics and Gynecology | 111 (16.1) |
 Pediatrics | 85 (12.3) |
 Surgery | 107 (15.5) |
 Clinical Labs and Pathology | 61 (8.8) |
 Emergency and Critical Care | 33 (4.8) |
 Other Clinical Departments | 86 (12.5) |
Length of Service (years) | |
 Less than 20 | 453 (65.7) |
 20 or more years | 237 (34.4) |
Baseline Tuberculosis Status | |
 No LTBI | 261 (37.8) |
 LTBI, low reactor | 127 (18.4) |
 LTBI, high reactor | 285 (41.3) |
 LTBI, undetermined reactor | 14 (2.0) |
 Active TB | 3 (0.4) |