Adherence to Isoniazid Preventive Therapy among Under-Five Children in Contact with Adult Bacteriologically Confirmed Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients: A Mixed-Method Study
Table 1
Characteristics of index cases of the child contacts by uptake of IPT, 2019.
Index characteristics
Index cases (N = 94) (%)
Index case whose children were administered IPT (N = 73) (%)
Index case whose children were not administered IPT (N = 21) (%)
Age group
18–30
54 (57.5)
44 (60.3)
10 (47.6)
31–45
24 (25.6)
17 (23.3)
7 (33.3)
>45
15 (15.9)
12 (16.4)
4 (19.1)
Sex
Male
39 (41.5)
29 (39.7)
10 (47.6)
Female
55 (58.5)
44 (60.3)
11 (52.4)
Category
New
82 (87.2)
64 (87.7)
18 (85.6)
Relapse
12 (12.8)
9 (12.3)
3 (14.4)
Link
HEW
2 (2.1)
1 (1.4)
1 (4.8)
PPM
15 (16.0)
10 (13.7)
5 (23.8)
PHF
77 (81.9)
62 (84.9)
15 (71.4)
HIV result
Positive
14 (14.9)
11 (15.1)
3 (14.3)
Negative
80 (85.1)
62 (84.9)
18 (85.7)
Household member
<3
48 (51.1)
38 (52.1)
10 (47.6)
>3
46 (48.9)
35 (47.9)
11 (52.4)
Isoniazid prophylaxis treatment. PHF, directly to the public health facility by themselves. PPM, linked to TB clinic through public private members (NGOS and private clinics). HEW, linked to TB clinic through health extension worker.
