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Table 2 Demographic and clinical characteristics of contacts

From: Tuberculosis infection among youths in overcrowded university hostels in Kenya: a cross-sectional study

 

N (156)

(%)

Demographic characteristics

 Age, median (IQR) years

23 (20–23)

 Contact type N (%)

  Household

76

49

  Social

80

51

 Gender N (%)

  Male

80

51

  Female

76

49

 Residence N (%)

  In-campus (IC)

36

23

  Off-campus (OFC)

120

77

 Time spent in the same room with index case N (%)

  All time

46

29

  Night only

42

27

  Day only

62

40

  Others

4

3.8

Clinical characteristics N (%)

 Coughing ≥ 2 weeks

86

53

 Fever

60

39

 Had weight loss

69

44

 Drenching night sweats

48

31

 Swelling at neck/armpits/groin

27

17

 HIV test results

  Positive

3

1.9

  Negative

70

45

  Unknown/not tested

83

53

 Any underlying medical condition

9

5.8