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. 2020 Oct 15;15(10):e0240594. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0240594

Table 5. Follow-up TB screening in household contacts of pulmonary TB patients.

6th month 12th month
n (%) n (%)
Number of household contacts eligible for follow-up 2128 2127
Household contacts screened for TB 1403 (70) 1064 (50)
Household contacts with TB symptoms 7 34
Household contacts diagnosed with TB 1 1
Household contacts started on anti-TB treatment 1 1
Number of household contacts not screened for TB 725 (30) 1063 (50)
Reasons for household contacts not screened for TB
Household contact related 166 (23) 330 (31)
 Feeling healthy 25 37
 Inconvenient time 25 0
 Stigma 1 0
 Migration 12 38
 Out-station visit 52 50
 Not interested/unwilling 40 184
 Untraceable 3 21
 Died 3 -
 Lack of awareness 5 -
Index case related 66 (9) 6 (1)
 Died 10 2
 Lost to treatment 56 4
Health care worker related 493 (68) 727 (68)
 Non-availability 88 82
 Lack of time 364 627
 No information 41 18