Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Index Cases with Associated Screened Child Contacts
| Index-level Characteristicsa | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Symptom Clinics | TST Clinic |
| Number of index cases with identified and screened child contacts <5 years old | 214 | 183 |
| Age in years, median (IQR) | 35 (26–43) | 35 (27–43) |
| Age category | ||
| <5 years | 2 (1%) | 4 (2%) |
| 5–15 years | 18 (8%) | 6 (3%) |
| 16–35 years | 92 (43%) | 82 (45%) |
| 35–55 years | 85 (40%) | 72 (40%) |
| >55 years | 17 (8%) | 19 (10%) |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 90 (42%) | 62 (34%) |
| Female | 124 (58%) | 121 (66%) |
| Disease type | ||
| Pulmonary TB | 186 (87%) | 154 (84%) |
| Extrapulmonary TB | 20 (9%) | 22 (12%) |
| Pulmonary and extrapulmonary TB | 5 (2%) | 5 (3%) |
| Not recorded | 3 (1%) | 2 (1%) |
| Xpert MTB/RIF | ||
| Positive | 137 (64%) | 109 (59%) |
| Negative | 29 (14%) | 36 (20%) |
| Not recorded | 48 (22%) | 38 (21%) |
| Smear | ||
| Positive | 61 (29%) | 52(28%) |
| Negative | 107 (50%) | 102 (56%) |
| Not Recorded | 46 (21%) | 29 (16%) |
| Registration type | ||
| Newly registered by clinic | 126 (59%) | 84 (46%) |
| HIV status | ||
| Positive | 152 (71%) | 132 (72%) |
| Negative | 57 (27%) | 49 (27%) |
| Not recorded | 5 (2%) | 2 (1%) |
| HIV-positive and on cART at 2 months | 132 (87%) | 117 (89%) |
Data are presented as n (%) unless otherwise indicated.
Abbreviations: cART, combination antiretroviral therapy; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; IQR, interquartile range; TB, tuberculosis; TST, tuberculin skin test.
aFor index cases with screened child contacts <5 years old.