Table 1 Characteristics of index TB cases with and without a contact investigation
From: Tuberculosis contact tracing yield and associated factors in Uganda
Characteristic | Contact investigation status | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Not done n (%) | Done n (%) | ||
Age (years) (n = 772) | 0.037 | ||
< 15 | 21 (6.5) | 21 (4.7) | |
15–34 | 180 (56.1) | 219 (48.6) | |
34–60 | 117 (36.4) | 200 (44.3) | |
> 60 | 3 (0.9) | 14 (2.4) | |
Sex (n = 776) | |||
Male | 214 (66.5) | 312 (68.7) | 0.506 |
Female | 108 (33.5) | 142 (31.3) | |
Type of case (n = 763) | 0.408 | ||
New | 305 (95.9) | 421 (94.6) | |
Retreatment | 13 (4.1) | 24 (5.4) | |
District (n = 774) | 0.285 | ||
Kampala | 237 (73.6) | 331 (73.2) | |
Wakiso | 79 (24.5) | 118 (26.1) | |
Other | 6 (1.9) | 3 (0.7) | |
Type of residence (n = 735) | 0.754 | ||
Urban | 288 (95.4) | 415 (95.8) | |
Rural | 14 (4.6) | 18 (4.2) | |
TB disease class | < 0.001 | ||
PBC | 161 (49.8) | 290 (63.7) | |
PCD | 136 (42.1) | 144 (31.6) | |
Extrapulmonary TB | 26 (8.0) | 21 (4.6) | |
HIV status | 0.278 | ||
Positive | 176 (54.5) | 230 (50.5) | |
Negative | 147 (45.5) | 225 (49.5) | |
Case has phone contact | 0.020 | ||
Yes | 219 (67.8) | 343 (75.4) | |
No | 104 (32.2) | 112 (24.6) | |