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Table 3 Types of close contact screened and treated for active tuberculosis

From: Evaluating the yield of systematic screening for tuberculosis among three priority groups in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam

 

Screened¥ (n = 2899)

n (%)

Treated for TB┼ (n = 39)

n (%)

Number needed to screen

n

Screening yield (per 100 000)

Close contact type

    

 Neighbor

1619 (56.6)

35 (89.7)

46

2162

 Relative

831 (29.1)

3 (7.7)

277

361

 Friends

236 (8.3)

1 (2.6)

236

424

 Coworker

134 (4.7)

0 (0.0)

–

–

 Service provider

37 (1.3)

0 (0.0)

–

–

 Classmates

3 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

–

–

  1. – not applicable
  2. ¥78 (2.6%) close contacts missing information on type of relationship
  3. ┼All forms tuberculosis (TB), i.e., bacteriologically-confirmed and clinically diagnosed TB patients