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Volume 25, Number 10—October 2019
Research

Prevalence of Tuberculosis in Children After Natural Disasters, Bohol, Philippines

Kristy O. Murray, Nina T. Castillo-Carandang, Anna M. Mandalakas, Andrea T. Cruz, Lauren M. Leining, Salvacion R. GatchalianComments to Author , on behalf of the PEER Health Bohol Pediatric Study Team
Author affiliations: Baylor College of Medicine and Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas, USA (K.O. Murray, A.M. Mandalakas, A.T. Cruz, L.M. Leining); University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines (N.T. Castillo-Carandang, S.R. Gatchalian)

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Table 3

Factors related to 2013 earthquake and subsequent displacement on TST positivity in children in areas affected by 2013 natural disasters, Bohol, Philippines*

Factor Total no. (%), n = 5,476 TST
 Odds ratio (95% CI) p value
Positive, no. (%),† n = 355 Negative, no. (%), n = 5,121
Earthquake-affected area
Heavily affected area 2,710 (49.5) 160 (45.1) 2,550 (49.8) 1.2 (0.97–1.5) 0.09
Less affected area
 2,766 (50.5)
 195 (54.9)
 2,571 (50.2)
Child lived in Bohol during earthquake 4,131 (75.4) 278 (78.3) 3,853 (75.2) 1.2 (0.92–1.5) 0.20
Child was displaced 1,959/4,131 (47.4) 113/278 (40.6) 1,846/3,854 (47.9) 0.7 (0.6–0.95) 0.02
Child lived with ≥25 persons in shelter 1,081/1,959 (55.2) 72/113 (63.7) 1,009/1,846 (54.7) 1.5 (0.98–2.2) 0.06
Child displaced >7 d 777/1,956 (39.7) 50/113 (44.2) 727/1,843 (39.4) 1.2 (0.8–1.8) 0.31

*TST, tuberculin skin test.
†Includes persons with tuberculosis.

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1Additional members of the PEER Health Bohol Pediatric Study Team who contributed data are listed at the end of this article.

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