Table 3. Smear positive PTB index patients and reported household child contacts with TB screening outcome.
Sm +ve PTB index cases | Children 1-5yrs household contacts | Outcome of children TB screened | |||
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Index cases reported to bring their child contacts | 69 (33.9%) | Children screened for TB | 78 (33.9%) | Children screened negative | 76 (97.4%) |
Index cases reported they didn’t bring their child contacts | 134 (66%) | Children not screened for TB | 152 (66%) | Children TB diagnosed | 2 (2.6%) |
Total | 203 | 230 | 78 |