Table 1.
Characteristics of 2082 medical school student (MSS) participants, stratified into medical school students with and without latent tuberculosis (LTBI).
| Undergraduate Medical Students (UMS) (Mean ± SD/Percentage/Number) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Parameters | Students without LTBI | Students with Positive Mantoux Test |
Students with Positive QFT-IT Test * |
| Total | 98.90% (2059/2082) | 1.10% (23/2082) | 56.52% (13/23) |
| Age (y.o.) | 23.77 ± 4.97 | 26.59 ± 7.13 | 26.36 ± 6.07 |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 35.36% (728/2059) | 34.78% (8/23) | 30.77% (4/13) |
| Female | 64.64% (1331/2059) | 65.22% (15/23) | 69.23% (9/13) |
| Nationality | |||
| Italian | 99.81% (2055/2059) | 91.30% (21/23) | 92.31% (12/13) |
| Other | 0.19% (4/2059) | 8.70% (2/23) | 7.69% (1/13) |
| Medical School courses | |||
| Medical Biotechnology | 100% (3/3) | − | − |
| Speech therapy | 100% (31/31) | − | − |
| Medical Radiology techniques | 100% (35/35) | − | − |
| Physiotherapy | 97.44% (38/39) | 2.56% (1/39) | − |
| Obstetrics | 100% (43/43) | − | − |
| Healthcare professional | 97.26% (71/73) | 2.74% (2/73) | 2.74% (2/73) |
| Dentistry | 100% (111/111) | − | − |
| LM in Nursing/Obstetrics | 100% (145/145) | − | − |
| Medicine and Surgery | 98.06% (455/464) | 1.94% (9/464) | 1.08% (5/464) |
| Nursing | 99.03% (1127/1138) | 0.97% (11/1138) | 0.53% (6/1138) |
| Country incidence of TB | |||
| Low | 99.81% (2055/2059) | 91.30% (21/23) | 92.31% (12/13) |
| High | 0.19% (4/2059) | 8.70% (2/23) | 7.69% (1/13) |
| University training | |||
| Preclinical | 38.08% (784/2059) | 34.78% (8/23) | 46.15% (6/13) |
| Clinical | 61.92% (1275/2059) | 65.22% (15/23) | 53.85% (7/13) |
| TB Vaccination | |||
| Yes | 0.15% (3/2059) | 8.70% (2/23) | 7.69% (1/13) |
| No | 99.85% (2056/2059) | 91.30% (21/23) | 92.31% (12/13) |
QFT-IT test = Quantiferon test; * = The quantiferon test was performed on subjects with a positive Mantoux test result.