ABSTRACT
Namibia is among the countries with the highest per capita burden of tuberculosis. The traditional San community that are living in northern Namibia are heavily burdened by the TB disease partly due to high household density. This study compares the risk of transmission of TB among close contacts with the community contacts. A retrospective cohort study was conducted and data, of index cases registered during 2014 and their close and community contacts, was collected using health facility registers. Structured questionnaires were used to interview index cases and their contacts, and for the examination of active disease. Tuberculin skin test (TST) was performed on contacts without active disease. Risk of disease and infection in the close contacts were compared with the corresponding risks in community contact, by calculating risk ratio at 95% confidence interval.
THOMAS, A (2021). Comparing The Risk Of Tuberculosis (TB) Infection In The Households With And Without TB Patients In Tsumkwe Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia. Afribary. Retrieved from https://afribary.com/works/comparing-the-risk-of-tuberculosis-tb-infection-in-the-households-with-and-without-tb-patients-in-tsumkwe-constituency-otjozondjupa-region-namibia
THOMAS, ALBERTINA "Comparing The Risk Of Tuberculosis (TB) Infection In The Households With And Without TB Patients In Tsumkwe Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia" Afribary. Afribary, 21 Apr. 2021, https://afribary.com/works/comparing-the-risk-of-tuberculosis-tb-infection-in-the-households-with-and-without-tb-patients-in-tsumkwe-constituency-otjozondjupa-region-namibia. Accessed 30 Apr. 2024.
THOMAS, ALBERTINA . "Comparing The Risk Of Tuberculosis (TB) Infection In The Households With And Without TB Patients In Tsumkwe Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia". Afribary, Afribary, 21 Apr. 2021. Web. 30 Apr. 2024. < https://afribary.com/works/comparing-the-risk-of-tuberculosis-tb-infection-in-the-households-with-and-without-tb-patients-in-tsumkwe-constituency-otjozondjupa-region-namibia >.
THOMAS, ALBERTINA . "Comparing The Risk Of Tuberculosis (TB) Infection In The Households With And Without TB Patients In Tsumkwe Constituency, Otjozondjupa Region, Namibia" Afribary (2021). Accessed April 30, 2024. https://afribary.com/works/comparing-the-risk-of-tuberculosis-tb-infection-in-the-households-with-and-without-tb-patients-in-tsumkwe-constituency-otjozondjupa-region-namibia