Adherence to Isoniazid Preventive Therapy among Under-Five Children in Contact with Adult Bacteriologically Confirmed Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients: A Mixed-Method Study

Table 2

Characteristics of child contacts after completion of six-month INH chemotherapy, 2019.

Child/index case characteristics	Total children on IPT N = 94 (%)	Children who completed IPT 74 (78.7%)	Children who did not complete IPT N = 20 (21.3%)
Age group
<2	33 (35.1)	25 (33.8)	8 (40.0)
2–3	25 (26.6)	21 (28.4)	4 (20.0)
3–5	36 (38.3)	28 (37.8)	8 (40.0)
Sex
Male	39 (41.4)	41 (55.4)	7 (35.0)
Female	55 (58.6)	33 (44.6)	13 (65.0)
BCG scar
Yes	81 (86.2)	64 (86.5)	17 (85.0)
No	13 (13.8)	10 (13.5)	3 (15.0)
Relation with index
Child	82 (87.2)	64 (86.5)	18 (90.0)
Others	12 (12.8)	10 (13.5)	2 (10.0)
HIV tested
Yes	15 (16.0)	10 (13.5)	5 (25.0)
No	79 (84.0)	64 (86.5)	15 (75.0)

Isoniazid prophylaxis treatment.