Table 1. Baseline characteristics of healthcare workers at four chest diseases hospitals in Bangladesh, 2013.
| Characteristic | TST participants (N = 689) % (n) | QFT-GIT participants (N = 498) % (n) |
|---|---|---|
| Hospitals | ||
| Hospital A | 11 (78) | |
| Hospital B | 12 (80) | |
| Hospital C | 9 (63) | |
| Hospital D | 68 (467) | 100 (498) |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 44 (306) | 47 (236) |
| Female | 56 (382) | 53 (262) |
| History of BCG vaccination | ||
| Yes | 80 (548) | 81(404) |
| No | 18 (125) | 17 (87) |
| Don’t know | 2 (15) | 1 (7) |
| Highest education completed | ||
| None to Primary | 9 (64) | 9 (44) |
| Secondary | 22 (149) | 23 (114) |
| Higher Secondary | 43 (297) | 37 (183) |
| Bachelor and above | 26 (178) | 32 (157) |
| Profession | ||
| Doctorsi and pharmacists | 9 (65) | 12 (58) |
| Nurse | 42 (290) | 36 (180) |
| Admin workers | 18 (123) | 21 (103) |
| Laboratory Staff | 6 (39) | 7 (35) |
| Ancillary workers | 25 (171) | 24 (122) |
| Age of starting work, years ii | ||
| Median, IQR | 24 (21–27) | 24 (21–27) |
| <20 | 12 (85) | 13 (67) |
| 21–25 | 46 (314) | 45 (222) |
| 26–30 | 32 (217) | 31 (154) |
| >30 | 10 (71) | 11 (54) |
| Years worked in pulmonary TB ward iii | ||
| ≤ 10 | 57 (323) | 59 (245) |
| 11–20 | 29 (168) | 30 (126) |
| >20 | 14 (82) | 11 (47) |