Research Article
The Use of Xpert MTB/Rif for Active Case Finding among TB Contacts in North West Province, South Africa
Table 2
Characteristics of household members.
| | Variables | Sputum SLC screened | Sputum Xpert MTB/Rif screened | No sputum provided for testing | | Number (%); median (IQR) |
| | Population | 863 (35%) | 515 (21%) | 1086 (44%) | | Median age years | 27 (16–48) | 23 (13–45) | 10 (4–24) | | <15 years | 172 (19.9%) | 146 (28.3%) | 649 (59.8%) | | 15–45 years | 451 (52.2%) | 234 (45.6%) | 332 (30.5%) | | >45 years | 238 (27.6%) | 117 (22.7%) | 105 (9.7%) | | Missing | 2 (0.2%) | 18 (3.5%) | | | Gender | | | | | Males | 327 (37.9%) | 184 (35.9%) | 492 (45.3%) | | Females | 524 (60.7%) | 318 (61.7%) | 594 (54.7%) | | Missing | 12 (1.4%) | 13 (2.5%) | | | Township | | | | | Jouberton | 315 (36.5%) | 241 (46.8%) | 381 (35.1%) | | Kanana | 306 (35.5%) | 92 (17.9%) | 427 (39.3%) | | Khuma | 77 (8.9%) | 63 (12.2%) | 105 (9.7%) | | Tigane | 103 (11.9%) | 98 (19.0%) | 125 (11.5%) | | Others | 62 (7.2%) | 20 (4.1%) | 48 (4.4%) | | HIV status | | | | | HIV negative | 576 (66.7%) | 334 (64.8%) | 696 (64.1%) | | HIV positive | 200 (23.2%) | 90 (17.5%) | 118 (10.9%) | | Unknown | 87 (10.1%) | 91 (17.7%) | 272 (25%) | | Recent CD4 count | | | | | Number done | 66 | 9 | 13 | | Median | 394 (276; 551) | 377 (184; 503) | 446 (265; 635) | | Below 350 | 25/66 (37.9%) | 4/9 (44.4%) | 5/13 (38.5%) | | Symptom screen | | | | | Cough | 59 (6.8%) | 30 (5.8%) | 38 (3.5%) | | Productive Cough | 37 (4.3%) | 23 (4.5%) | 19 (1.7%) | | Weight loss | 21 (2.4%) | 9 (1.8%) | 15 (1.4%) | | Night sweats | 12 (1.4%) | 9 (1.8%) | 9 (0.8%) | | Unwell | 13 (1.5%) | 6 (1.2%) | 9 (0.8%) | | Smoking history | | | | | None | 705 (81.7%) | 422 (81.9%) | 948 (87.3%) | | Yes | 146 (16.9%) | 76 (14.8%) | 106 (9.8%) | | Missing data | 12 (1.4%) | 17 (3.3%) | 32 (2.9%) | | Alcohol use | | | | | None | 616 (71.4%) | 377 (73.2%) | 899 (82.8%) | | Yes | 235 (27.2%) | 122 (23.7%) | 155 (14.3%) | | Missing data | 12 (1.4%) | 16 (3.1%) | 32 (2.9%) |
| | Body mass index | | | | | <18.5 | 305 (35.3%) | 209 (40.6%) | 633 (58.3%) | | 18.5–24.9 | 319 (37%) | 161 (31.3%) | 262 (24.1%) | | 25–29.9 | 111 (12.9%) | 53 (10.3%) | 60 (5.5%) | | >30 | 107 (12.4%) | 72 (14.0%) | 75 (6.9%) | | Missing data | 21 (2.4%) | 20 (3.9%) | 56 (5.2%) | | Blood glucose | | | | | Normal | 793 (91.9%) | 415 (80.5%) | 1021 (94.0%) | | High (>10 mmol/L) | 12 (1.4%) | 6 (1.2%) | 9 (0.8%) | | Not tested | 58 (6.7%) | 94 (18.3%) | 56 (5.2%) |
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