Table 6 Comparison of baseline characteristics between those who did and did not follow up
Baseline Characteristic | No Follow-up N (%) Total = 329 | Follow-up N (%) Total = 358 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Male | 106 (32.2) | 71 (19.8) |  |
 Female | 223 (67.8) | 287 (80.2) |  |
Age (years) | Â | Â | 0.001 |
 Less than 35 | 129 (39.2) | 96 (26.8) |  |
 35–49 | 137 (41.6) | 165 (46.1) |  |
 50 or more | 63 (19.1) | 97 (27.1) |  |
Education Level | Â | Â | 0.037 |
 Primary or less | 69 (21.0) | 99 (27.7) |  |
 Secondary | 195 (59.3) | 209 (58.4) |  |
 College/University | 65 (19.8) | 50 (14.0) |  |
Known outside TB contact | Â | Â | 0.636 |
 No TB contact | 272 (82.7) | 291 (81.3) |  |
 TB contact | 57 (17.3) | 67 (18.7) |  |
HIV status | Â | Â | 0.243 |
 HIV+ | 36 (10.9) | 40 (11.2) |  |
 HIV- | 266 (80.9) | 300 (83.8) |  |
 Missing/declined | 27 (8.2) | 18 (5.0) |  |
Length of Service (years) |  |  | < 0.001 |
 Less than 20 | 239 (72.6) | 211 (58.9) |  |
 20 or more years | 90 (27.4) | 147 (41.0) |  |
Professional category | Â | Â | 0.300 |
 Administrative | 49 (14.9) | 53 (14.7) |  |
 Physician | 28 (8.5) | 19 (5.3) |  |
 Nurse | 61 (18.5) | 61 (17.0) |  |
 Laboratory Technician | 16 (4.9) | 12 (3.4) |  |
 Auxiliary Staff | 148 (45.0) | 188 (52.5) |  |
 Other | 27 (8.2) | 25 (7.0) |  |
Department |  |  | < 0.001 |
 All Non-Clinical | 38 (11.6) | 59 (16.5) |  |
 Obstetrics and Gynecology | 32 (9.7) | 79 (22.1) |  |
 Pediatrics | 56 (17.0) | 29 (8.1) |  |
 Surgery | 48 (14.6) | 58 (16.2) |  |
 Medicine | 54 (16.4) | 55 (15.4) |  |
 Clinical Labs and Pathology | 35 (10.6) | 25 (7.0) |  |
 Emergency and Critical Care | 15 (4.6) | 18 (5.0) |  |
 Other Clinical | 51 (15.5) | 35 (9.8) |  |
Baseline Tuberculosis Status |  |  | < 0.001 |
 No LTBI | 156 (47.4) | 105 (29.3) |  |
 LTBI, low reactor | 58 (17.6) | 69 (19.3) |  |
 LTBI, high reactor | 106 (32.2) | 179 (50.0) |  |
 LTBI, undetermined reactor | 9 (2.7) | 5 (1.4) |  |
 Active TB | excluded | excluded |  |