Table 1.
Tuberculosis Community-Based Intensive Case Finding by Community Site
| Congregate Site | Visits per Site | Number Screened | Screeners With TB Symptoms (n = 1995) | No. (%) TB Suspects (Sputum Submitted) (n = 1033) | Number Microbiolog- ically Confirmed (n = 41) | NNS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Secondary schools | 8 | 353 | 76 | 45 (12.8) | 1 | 353 |
| Pension pay points | 84 | 1179 | 465 | 205 (17.4) | 5 | 236 |
| Home-based care events | 83 | 1208 | 439 | 266 (22) | 11 | 110 |
| Municipality events | 100 | 2119 | 783 | 403 (19) | 16 | 132 |
| Health fairs | 17 | 254 | 88 | 31 (12.2) | 1 | 254 |
| Taxi ranks | 23 | 313 | 70 | 35 (11.2) | 2 | 157 |
| Prisons | 7 | 189 | 74 | 48 (25.4) | 5 | 38 |
| Total | 322 | 5615 | 1995 | 1033 | 41 | 137 |
Abbreviations: NNS, number needed to screen; TB, tuberculosis.