Volume 22, Number 3—March 2016
Research
Improved Detection of Tuberculosis and Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis among Tibetan Refugees, India
Kerry L. Dierberg, Kunchok Dorjee, Fulvio Salvo, Wendy A. Cronin, J’Belle Boddy, Daniela Cirillo, Tsetan Sadutshang, and Richard E. Chaisson
Table 1
Characteristics of 3,830 Tibetan refugees in India screened for tuberculosis*
| Characteristic | No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| M | 2,464 (64.3) |
| F | 1,366 (35.7) |
| Age, y | |
| <18 | 1,633 (42.6) |
| 18–24 | 1,363 (35.6) |
| 25–34 | 529 (13.8) |
| 35–44 | 194 (5.1) |
| 45–54 | 53 (1.4) |
| >55 | 58 (1.5) |
| Enrollment group | |
| Students | 2,118 (55.3) |
| Monks/nuns | 1,155 (30.2) |
| Reception center personnel | 438 (11.4) |
| Other (community members, contacts) | 73 (1.9) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Tibetan | 3,585 (93.6) |
| Other (India, Nepal, Bhutan, Mongolia) | 245 (6.4) |
| Risk factors | |
| History of TB | 391 (10.2) |
| Any history of TB contact | 2,221 (58.0) |
| Recent close TB contact (<6 mo) | 1,883 (49.2) |
| No known TB contact | 1,609 (42.0) |
*TB, tuberculosis.
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