From: Tuberculosis outbreaks among students in mainland China: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Characteristic | Number of cases | Percentage (%) |
---|---|---|
Type of outbreak school | ||
Junior middle school | 108 | 6.00 |
Senior middle school | 1100 | 61.30 |
University or college | 587 | 32.70 |
Sex | ||
Male | 799 | 60.95 |
Female | 512 | 39.05 |
Data not reported | 484 | ---- |
Region where the outbreak school was located | ||
Eastern region | 1207 | 67.20 |
Central region | 273 | 15.20 |
Western region | 315 | 17.50 |
TB classification | ||
Pulmonary tuberculosis | 1572 | 90.40 |
Extrapulmonary tuberculosis (including Tuberculous pleurisy) | 167 | 9.60 |
Data not reported | 56 | ---- |
Sputum smear | ||
Negative | 1309 | 83.27 |
Positive | 263 | 16.73 |
Data not reported | 228 | ---- |
Cavernous pulmonary tuberculosis | ||
Yes | 37 | 9.41 |
No | 356 | 90.59 |
Data not reported | 1402 | ---- |
Students with LTBI who had received prophylaxis | ||
Treatment completed | 1645 | 68.59 |
Treatment not completed | 753 | 31.41 |