Table 1 Demographic characteristics of 4808 adolescents undergoing tuberculin skin testing in Kenya, 2008–2009
Characteristic | Category | All (4808) |
|---|---|---|
Tuberculin skin test (TST) | Reactive | 1544 (32.1%) |
Non reactive | 3264 (67.9%) | |
Sex | Female | 2327 (48.4%) |
Male | 2481 (51.6%) | |
School going | Yes | 4518 (94.0%) |
No | 290 (6.0%) | |
HIV status | Positive | 23 (0.5%) |
Negative | 1985 (41.3%) | |
Unknown | 2165 (45.0%) | |
Residence | Rural | 4550 (94.6%) |
Urban | 258 (5.4%%) | |
Previous TB | Yes | 21 (0.4%) |
No | 4787 (99.6%) | |
History of TB contact | Yes | 138 (2.9%) |
No | 4670 (97.1%) | |
Deceased parents | One parent deceased or both alive | 3519 (73.2%) |
Both deceased | 1289 (26.8%) | |
Socio economic status | Upper class | 1582 (32.9%) |
Middle class | 1636 (34.0%) | |
Lower class | 1590 (33.1%) |