Table 2 Contacts characteristics and completion of screening tests
From: Tuberculosis contact-tracing among Syrian refugee populations: lessons from Jordan
< 5 | 5 to 15 | > 15 | Not mentioned | All | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | N (% of all contacts) | ||||
Male | 40 (8.3) | 74 (15.4) | 105(21.8) | 18(3.7) | 237 (49.3) |
Female | 36(7.5) | 60 (12.5) | 132(27.4) | 16 (3.3) | 244 (50.7) |
All | 76 (15.8) | 134 (27.9) | 237 (49.3) | 34(7.1) | 481 (100) |
Time from diagnosis to contact screening | |||||
Available data (N) | 54 | 83 | 126 | 16 | 279 |
Investigations performed before 120 days(%) | 43 (79.6) | 77 (92.8) | 109 (86.5) | 16 (100) | 245 (87.8) |
Median time interval in days | 12 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 |
Complementary exams performed | N (% among age group) | ||||
Nothing | 3 (3.9) | 8 (6.0) | 42 (17.7) | 6 (17.6) | 59 (12.3) |
CXR only | 12(15.8) | 36 (26.9) | 136(57.4) | 10 (29.4) | 194 (40.3) |
PPD only | 28 (36.8) | 39 (29.1) | 3 (1.3) | 2 (5.9) | 72 (15.0) |
CXR + PPD | 33 (43.4) | 51 (38.1) | 56 (23.6) | 16(47.1) | 156 (32.4) |
Total | 76 (100) | 134 (100) | 237(100) | 34 (100) | 481 (100) |
TST results | |||||
Not performed | 15 | 44 | 178 | 16 | 253 |
≤ 10 mm | 45 | 71 | 43 | 14 | 173 |
> 10 mm | 16 | 19 | 16 | 4 | 55 |