Table 3.
Household information and living conditions in households of index patients with confirmed pulmonary TB (n=89).
| Variable | Overall | Comparison of HHs according to TB confirmation among HHCs |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≥1 TB case among HHCs (n=5) | No TB among HHCs (n=84) | p-value | ||
| Housing type in % (n) | 0.670 | |||
| Hut | 11.2 (10) | 100 (5) | 12.7 (10) | |
| House | 82.0 (73) | (0) | 86.1 (68) | |
| Unknown / missing data | 5.6 (5) | (0) | 7.1 (6) | |
| Median number (IQR) of people living in the HH | 0.278 | |||
| 5 (4−6) | 4 (4-5) | 5 (4−6) | ||
| Area of HH in % (n) | 0.194 | |||
| Urban | 61.8 (55) | 100 (5) | 59.5 (50) | |
| Rural | 37.1 (33) | (0) | 39.3 (33) | |
| Unknown / missing data | (1) | (0) | (1) | |
| Number of bedrooms in % (n) | 0.363 | |||
| 1 bedroom | 73.0 (65) | 60.0 (3) | 73.8 (62) | |
| >1 bedroom | 18.0 (16) | 40.0 (2) | 16.7 (14) | |
| Unknown / missing data | 9.0 (8) | (0) | 9.5 (8) | |
| Source of drinking water in % (n) | 0.914 | |||
| Tab water | 91.0 (81) | 100 (5) | 90.5 (76) | |
| Spring water | 4.5 (4) | (0) | 4.8 (4) | |
| River / Lake | 2.2 (2) | (0) | 2.4 (2) | |
| Unknown / missing data | 2.2 (2) | (0) | 2.4 (2) | |
| Shared HH with livestock in % (n) | 0.826 | |||
| Yes | 5.6 (5) | (0) | 6.0 (5) | |
| No | 93.3 (83) | 100 (5) | 92.9 (78) | |
| Unknown / missing data | (1) | (0) | (1) | |
| Housing with window in % (n) | 0.487 | |||
| Yes | 78.7 (70) | 100 (5) | 77.4 (65) | |
| No | 16.9 (15) | (0) | 17.9 (15) | |
| Unknown / missing data | 4.5 (4) | (0) | 4.8 (4) | |
| Kitchen within living room in % (n) | 0.826 | |||
| Yes | 5.6 (5) | (0) | 6.0 (5) | |
| No | 93.3 (83) | 100 (5) | 92.9 (78) | |
| Unknown / missing data | (1) | (0) | (1) | |
| Sanitation in % (n) | 0.487 | |||
| Water toilet | 11.2 (10) | (0) | 11.9 (10) | |
| Pit latrine | 78.7 (70) | 100 (5) | 77.4 (65) | |
| No access to toilet | 10.1 (9) | (0) | 10.7 (9) | |
HH = household; HHC = household contact.