Table 2.
Characteristics of secondary TB cases among the household contacts of children with active TB (n = 35)
| Characteristics | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 14 (40) |
| Female | 21 (60) |
| Age (years) | |
| ≤ 5 | 21 (60) |
| 6–14 | 9 (25.7) |
| 15–44 | 4 (11.4) |
| ≥ 45 | 1 (2.9) |
| Residence | |
| Rural | 11 (31.4) |
| Urban | 24 (68.6) |
| Weight (percentiles) | |
| Underweighta | 32 (91.4) |
| Normal weight | 3 (8.6) |
| BCG scar | |
| Present | 27 (77.1) |
| Absent | 8 (22.9) |
| Type of TB | |
| PTB+ | 7 (20) |
| PTB- | 19 (54.3) |
| PTBNS | 9 (25.7) |
PTB- smear negative pulmonary TB, PTB+ smear positive pulmonary TB, PTBNS pulmonary TB with unknown sputum
a< 5 percentiles