Assessment of the Isoniazid Preventive Therapy Uptake and Associated Characteristics: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Characteristics of the household of child contacts by uptake of IPT.
Characteristics
Total () (%)
Child contact started IPT () (%)
Child contact did not start IPT () (%)
value
Head of household
Age group
0.501
≤37 years old
38 (53)
34 (55)
4 (40)
>37 years old
34 (47)
28 (45)
6 (60)
Sex, female
18 (25)
13 (21)
5 (50)
0.049
Household monthly income
0.149
≤50.000 Rwandan Franc
47 (65)
38 (61)
9 (90)
>50.000 Rwandan Franc
25 (35)
24 (39)
1 (10)
Marital Status
0.967
Never married
7 (10)
6 (10)
1 (10)
Married
56 (78)
48 (77)
8 (80)
Separated
9 (12)
8 (13)
1 (10)
Highest education level completed
0.625
Never attended school
9 (12)
7 (11)
2 (20)
Primary school
43 (60)
38 (61)
5 (50)
Secondary school and plus
20 (28)
17 (28)
3 (30)
Household
Number of people living in the house at the time of the diagnosis of the index case
One person
19 (26)
16 (26)
3 (30)
0.717
Two persons or more
53 (74)
46 (74)
7 (70)
Parents/caregivers had knowledge of prevention of transmission of
66 (92)
58 (94)
8 (80)
0.192
Parents/caregivers have knowledge on the role of
23 (32)
22 (35)
1 (10)
0.153
IPT = isoniazid preventive therapy; TB = tuberculosis; about using a mask when breastfeeding, avoiding sleeping in the same room or bed with child contacts, opening windows and doors for improved ventilation, practicing hygiene while coughing. about the administration of INH for 6 months to protect child contacts against TB.
