Table 2.
Prevalence of Active Tuberculosis (TB) Disease Among Students and Staff Screened for Active TB in Various Tibetans Schools in Himachal Pradesh, India, 2017–2018
| School | No. of Students Screened | No. of Staff Screenedc | No. of TB Cases in Students | TB Disease Prevalence in Students (per 100 000) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| School Aa | 523 | 58 | 10 | 1952 |
| School Ba | 809 | 116 | 7 | 865 |
| School Ca | 1311 | 253 | 6 | 458 |
| School Da | 1149 | 128 | 9 | 783 |
| School Ea | 812 | 85 | 3 | 369 |
| School Fa | 161 | 26 | 5 | 3106 |
| School Ga | 255 | 40 | 6 | 2353 |
| School Hb | 28 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| School Ib | 47 | 10 | 0 | 0 |
| School Jb | 111 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| School Kb | 185 | 52 | 0 | 0 |
| Overall | 5391 | 786 | 46 | 853 |
Abbreviation: TB, tuberculosis.
aBoarding schools, where all TB cases were detected for a prevalence of 916 per 100 000 (46/5020) students.
bDay schools.
cOnly 2 staff members were diagnosed with active disease: 1 with extensively drug-resistant TB and 1 with nontuberculous mycobacterial disease.