Exposure characteristics

Category

Total Contacts (%)

LTBI + (n%)

43 (22.8)

p value

Gender

Female

108 (57.4)

31 (28.7)

0.027

Male

80 (42.6)

12 (15.0)

Age Group

0 - 5

10 (5.3)

0 (0)

0.132

6 - 13

32 (17)

5 (15.6)

14 - 45

115 (61.2)

28 (24.3)

46 - 80

31(16.5)

10 (32.3)

Family size

8 member and less

37 (19.7)

9 (22.5)

0.814

more than 8 members

151 (80.3)

34 (79.1)

Chest X-ray

cavity

48 (25.5)

14 (29.2)

0.229

no cavity

140 (74.5)

29 (20.7)

AFB Sputum Smear*

0

63 (33.5)

9 (14.3)

0.047

1+/2+/3+

125 (66.5)

34 (27.2)

BCG scar

Present

117 (86.7)

28 (23.9)

0.49

Absent

18 (13.3)

3 (16.6)