Table 2.
History of TB, contact with index case, and presence of cough among migrants in Brazil
| Boa Vista (n = 458) | Curitiba (n = 52) | Manaus (n = 136) | São Paula (n = 257) | Total (n = 903) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
| Tuberculosis | |||||
| Yes | 6 (1.3%) | 1 (1.9%) | 2 (1.5%) | 16 (6.2%) | 25 (2.8%) |
| How long ago | |||||
| < 3 years | 2 (0.4%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0%) | 7 (2.7%) | 9 (1.0%) |
| ≥ 3 years | 4 (0.9%) | 1 (1.9%) | 2 (1.5%) | 9 (3.5%) | 16 (1.80%) |
| Country where person had TB | |||||
| Home country | 5 (1.1%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (0.7%) | 16 (6.2%) | 22 (2.40%) |
| Brazil | 1 (0.2%) | 1 (1.9%) | 1 (0.7%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (0.30%) |
| BCG scar | |||||
| Yes | 389 (84.9%) | 47 (90.4%) | 111 (81.6%) | 189 (73.5%) | 736 (81.50%) |
| No | 69 (15.1%) | 5 (9.6%) | 25 (18.4%) | 67 (26.1%) | 166 (18.40%) |
| Missing | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0.00% | 1 (0.4%) | 1 (0.10%) |
| Cough (regardless of duration) | |||||
| Yes | 35 (7.6%) | 3 (5.8%) | 9 (6.6%) | 37 (14.4%) | 84 (9.30%) |
| Duration of cough in days | |||||
| (Mean; SD) | 71.9; 199 | 14.7; 0.6 | 7; 6.7 | 80.7; 212.3 | 67.9; 192.8 |
| Contact with TB case | |||||
| Yes | 62 (13.5%) | 6 (11.5%) | 28 (20.6%) | 45 (17.5%) | 141 (15.60%) |
| TST test performed in migrant after contact | |||||
| Yes | 11 (2.4%) | 1 (1.9%) | 15 (11%) | 26 (10.1%) | 53 (5.90%) |