Table 3. Yield of contact screening by sex.
Characteristics | Male | Female | Total | P Value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total contacts screened | 294,297 | 291,995 | 586,292 | |
Presumptive TB cases | 55,255 | 62,388 | 117,643 | |
Proportion | 18.8 (18.63–18.92) | 21.4 (95% CI 21.2–21.5) | 20.0 (95% CI 19.96–20.17) | |
NNS | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.9 | |
All forms of TB | 4,963 | 5,933 | 10,896 | |
Proportion | 1.6 | 2.0 | 1.8 | < 0.0001 |
NNS | 59.2 | 44.1 | 53.8 | |
NNT | 11.1 | 10.5 | 10.8 | |
Bacteriologically confirmed total | 2,650 | 3,621 | 6,271 | |
Proportion | 53.4 | 61.0 | 57.5 | < 0.0001 |
NNS | 111.0 | 80.6 | 93.5 | |
NNT | 20.8 | 17.2 | 18.7 |