ArticleAfrican health sciences2015
Prevalence and risk factors of latent Tuberculosis among adolescents in rural Eastern Uganda.
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Abstract
backgroundLatent Tuberculosis treatment is a key tuberculosis control intervention. Adolescents are a high risk group that is not routinely treated in low income countries. Knowledge of latent Tuberculosis (TB) burden among adolescents may influence policy.
objectivesWe determined the prevalence and risk factors of latent TB infection among adolescents in rural Uganda.
methodsWe analyzed baseline data from a study that assessed the prevalence and incidence of Tuberculosis disease among adolescents. We extracted socio-demographics, medical assessment information, and tuberculin skin test results and estimated prevalence ratios (PR) of latent TB infection risk factors by binomial regression.
resultsThe prevalence of latent TB was 16.1%, 95% CI (15.1 - 17.2). Significant risk factors were: a BCG scar, APR 1.29 (95% CI 1.12 - 1.48); male gender, APR 1.37 (95% CI 1.21 - 1.56); age 17 -18 years, APR 1.46 (95% CI 1.24 - 1.71) and 15-16 years, APR 1.25 (95% CI 1.07 - 1.46) compared to 12-14 years; being out of school, APR 1.31 (95% CI 1.05 - 1.62); and a known history of household TB contact in last 2 years, APR 1.91 (95% CI 1.55 - 2.35).
conclusionTargeted routine latent TB treatment among adolescents out of school may be crucial for TB disease control in low income countries.
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