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. 2016 Sep 16;4(3):E496–E506. doi: 10.9778/cmajo.20160049

Table 2: Associations between acquisition of TB infection and potential exposure to villagers with active TB when visiting other dwellings or at home.

Variable No. (%) of participants value
Newly infected* (n = 88) Uninfected (n = 67)
No. of participants who visited at least once weekly  1 dwelling 84 (95) 64 (96) 1.0
No. of participants who visited at least once weekly dwelling that was not used for social activities (178 dwellings)
    Any of these dwellings 77 (88) 63 (94) 0.17
Dwelling where villager with TB disease lived or visited 53 (60) 49 (73) 0.09
No. of participants who visited at least once weekly dwelling used for social activities (18 dwellings)
    Any of these dwellings 47 (53) 16 (24) < 0.01
Dwelling where villager with TB disease lived or visited 34 (39) 11 (16) < 0.01
No. of participants who lived with someone with TB
Lived with someone with TB disease 42 (48) 26 (39) 0.34
Lived with someone with smear-positive TB 20 (23) 2 (3) < 0.01
Lived with someone with smear-negative TB 36 (41) 25 (37) 0.77

Note: TB = tuberculosis.

*Included 53 people without disease and 35 people with disease.

†Pearson's χ2 test or Fisher's exact test.