Table 2.

Frequency distribution of the characteristics of household contacts and ML Flow test results.

Situation of contact		ML Flow of contacts				Total	p-value*
		Positive		Negative
		n	%	n	%	n (%)
Time living with the patient in the same house	Less than five years	5	11.4	6	13.6	11 (25.0)	0.46
	Five years or more	6	13.6	17	38.7	23 (52.3)
	No information	1	2.3	9	20.4	10 (22.7)
	Total	12	27.3	32	72.7	44 (100)
Degree of kinship with the case	Consanguineous	6	13.6	14	31.8	20 (45.5)	0.48
	Non-consanguineous	6	13.6	18	40.9	24 (54.5)
	Total	12	27.3	32	72.7	44 (100)
Underwent neuro-dermatological examination	Yes	7	15.9	20	45.5	27 (61.4)	0.63
	No	3	6.8	9	20.4	12 (27.3)
	Does not know	2	4.5	3	6.8	5 (11.4)
	Total	12	27.3	32	40.9	44 (100)
Received BCG vaccine	Yes	10	22.7	26	59.1	36 (81.8)	0.64
	No	1	2.3	2	4.5	3 (6.8)
	No information	1	2.3	4	9.1	5 (11.4)
	Total	12	27.3	32	40.9	44 (100)

BCG, Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG).

^*Fisher’s exact test.