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. 2013 Jun 5;13:265. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-13-265

Table 3.

Proportion of QFT-GIT and TST positive responses with respect to school types

Test result
School type**: N (%)
    Private Government
QFT
Negative
69 (75.0)
118 (77.1)
Positive
17 (18.5)
34 (22.2)
Indeterminate
6 (6.5)
1 (0.7)
TST
Negative
87 (94.6)
132 (86.3)
  Positive 5 (5.4) 21 (13.7)*

TST measured at 10 mm cut-off; 85%CI: et al. 2012ST positives among Ethiopian adults recruited from medical schools.

* P-value = 0.0413; ** School type was used as a proxy for socio-economic class. Private schools are fee dependent, whereas government schools rely entirely on government support and are free to attend.