Table 1. Characteristics of index cases registered and contacts with index cases approached for screening in the six study zones, June-October 2014, Ethiopia.
| Variables | Number | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Index cases | ||
| By type of TB | ||
| SS+ | 19235 | 40.9 |
| SS- | 13652 | 29 |
| EPTB | 14134 | 30.1 |
| Total | 47021 | 100 |
| By the period they registered for treatment | ||
| <12 months | 15251 | 32.4 |
| 12–23 months | 11678 | 24.8 |
| > = 24 months | 20092 | 42.7 |
| Contacts with index case registered | ||
| Contacts approached by type of index cases | ||
| SS+ | 116324 | 42.7 |
| SS- | 78721 | 28.9 |
| EPTB | 77470 | 28.4 |
| Total | 272515 | |
| Type of contacts | ||
| House hold | 170136 | 62.4 |
| Neighbor | 30585 | 11.3 |
| Workplace | 1643 | 0.6 |
| Other | 70151 | 25.7 |
| Contacts by sex | ||
| Male | 143143 | 52.5 |
| Female | 129372 | 47.5 |
| Contacts by Age Category | ||
| <5 years | 22655 | 8.3 |
| 05–14 years | 73963 | 27.1 |
| > = 15 years | 175897 | 64.6 |
| Contacts based on the period their index cases registered for treatment | ||
| <12 months | 89822 | 33 |
| 12–23 months | 66669 | 24.5 |
| > = 24 months | 116024 | 42.6 |