Table 1 Characteristics of health care workers (HCWs) screened for symptoms or sputum testing or clinically-diagnosed TB
Characteristic | HCWs with symptom screening (n = 3011a) | HCWs eligible for sputum testingb (n = 124a) | Met case definition for clinically-diagnosed TBc (n = 12) |
|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
DEMOGRAPHICS | |||
Sex | |||
Female | 1997 (66%) | 67 (54%) | 9 (75%) |
Male | 1014 (34%) | 57 (46%) | 3 (25%) |
Age, years | |||
18–29 | 598 (20%) | 14 (11%) | 1 (8%) |
30–39 | 824 (27%) | 32 (26%) | 4 (33%) |
40–49 | 1029 (34%) | 40 (33%) | 4 (33%) |
≥ 50 | 558 (19%) | 36 (30%) | 3 (25%) |
Education | |||
College or above | 852 (28%) | 52 (43%) | 6 (50%) |
Some college or tech school | 1480 (49%) | 48 (39%) | 4 (33%) |
High school or below | 674 (22%) | 22 (18%) | 2 (17%) |
Self-reported BCG | |||
Did not have BCG | 1521 (51%) | 55 (45%) | 2 (17%) |
Had BCG | 1468 (49%) | 66 (55%) | 10 (83%) |
Smoking status | |||
Never smoker | 2319 (77%) | 80 (66%) | 10 (83%) |
Former/current smoker | 681 (23%) | 41 (34%) | 2 (17%) |
TB infection and disease history | |||
Previous diagnosis of TB | 147 (5%) | 27 (22%) | 4 (33%) |
Previous TST | 591 (20%) | 37 (30%) | 7 (58%) |
Tested within last 5 years | 217 (37%) | 10 (27%) | 2 (29%) |
Previously positive TSTd | 239 (41%) | 24 (67%) | 4 (57%) |
WORK-RELATED TB RISK FACTORS | |||
Work type | |||
Clinician or nurse | 1420 (47%) | 62 (51%) | 7 (58%) |
Clinical supportf | 713 (24%) | 25 (20%) | 1 (8%) |
Administrative | 411 (14%) | 21 (17%) | 2 (17%) |
Other (e.g., cleaner, cook) | 462 (15%) | 14 (11%) | 2 (17%) |
Working time in health care | |||
≤ 5 years | 746 (25%) | 23 (19%) | 2 (18%) |
6–15 years | 679 (23%) | 19 (16%) | 4 (36%) |
> 15 years | 1530 (52%) | 78 (65%) | 5 (45%) |
Direct contact with TB cases | |||
TB patients | 1295 (43%) | 83 (68%) | 10 (83%) |
Coworkers with history of TB | 254 (8%) | 19 (16%) | 4 (33%) |
Household member with TB | 230 (8%) | 10 (8%) | 1 (8%) |
Average daily time with patients | |||
0 h | 803 (27%) | 23 (19%) | 1 (8%) |
< 1 h | 458 (15%) | 21 (17%) | 4 (33%) |
1–4 h | 506 (17%) | 22 (18%) | 3 (25%) |
> 4 h | 1234 (41%) | 55 (45%) | 4 (33%) |
OTHER SCREENING RESULTS | |||
Symptoms in the last 4 weeks | |||
None | 2714 (90%) | 49 (40%) | 7 (58%) |
Cough only | 191 (6%) | 53 (43%) | 3 (25%) |
Fever or night sweats, no cough | 35 (1%) | 1 (0.8%) | 1 (8%) |
Fever or night sweats, any cough | 31 (1%) | 13 (10%) | 0 |
TST (mm) | n=2568e | ||
< 5 | 714 (28%) | 20 (18%) | 0 |
5–14 | 1232 (48%) | 49 (45%) | 0 |
15–19 | 356 (14%) | 24 (22%) | 0 |
≥ 20 | 251 (10%) | 15 (15%) | 12 (100%) |
X-ray results | n=2269e | n=103e | |
Consistent with TB | 57 (2%) | 59 (57%) | 12 (100%) |
Abnormal, not consistent with TB | 65 (3%) | 1 (1%) | 0 |
Normal | 2147 (95%) | 43 (42%) | 0 |