Table 1. Characteristics of study participants overall and by exposure group.
| Variables | Overall N = 160 (%) |
General community N = 73 (%) |
Exposed Livestock N = 41 (%) |
Household exposure N = 46 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age group (Years) | ||||
| [2–5] | 68 (42.5) | 29 (39.7) | 19 (46.3) | 20 (43.5) |
| [6–10] | 54 (33.7) | 26 (35.6) | 14 (34.1) | 14 (30.4) |
| [11–15] | 38 (23.7) | 18 (24.7) | 8 (19.5) | 12 (26.1) |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 89 (55.6) | 40 (54.8) | 24 (58.5) | 25 (54.3) |
| Male | 71 (44.4) | 33 (45.2) | 17 (41.5) | 21 (45.6) |
| Residence area | ||||
| Peri-urban | 81 (50.6) | 40 (54.8) | 41 (100) | 0 (0) |
| Urban | 79 (49.4) | 33 (45.2) | 0 (0) | 46 (100) |
| Socio-economic level | ||||
| Low | 82 (51.2) | 38 (52.0) | 41 (100) | 3 (6.5) |
| High | 78 (48.7) | 35 (47.9) | 0 (0) | 43 (93.5) |
| Head of household education level | ||||
| Primary | 82 (51.2) | 29 (39.7) | 41 (100) | 12 (26.1) |
| Secondary | 78 (48.7) | 44 (60.3) | 0 (0) | 34 (73.9) |
| BCG vaccination status | ||||
| No | 81 (50.6) | 24 (32.9) | 41 (97.6) | 17 (37) |
| Yes | 79 (49.4) | 49 (67.1) | 1 (2.4) | 29 (63.0) |
| Household cattle ownership | ||||
| No | 11 (73.7) | 73 (100) | 0 (0) | 45 (97.8) |
| Yes | 42 (26.3) | 0 (0) | 41 (100) | 1 (2.2) |
| Stool parasites results | ||||
| Negative | 153 (9.2) | 67 (91.8) | 41 (100) | 45 (97.8) |
| Positive | 7 (4.4) | 6 (8.2) | 0 (0) | 1 (2.2) |
| Consumption of boiled cow milk | ||||
| No | 117 (73.1) | 72 (8.6) | 1 (2.4) | 44 (95.6) |
| Yes | 43 (26.9) | 1 (1.4) | 40 (97.6) | 2 (4.3) |
| Consumption of crude cow milk | ||||
| No | 154 (96.2) | 72 (98.6) | 37 (90.2) | 45 (97.8) |
| Yes | 6 (3.7) | 1 (1.4) | 4 (9.8) | 1 (2.2) |