Table 2

 Demographics of all children enrolled (n = 1415)

Total number (%)
The total number of children enumerated was 1593 of whom 1415 (88.8%) were enrolled. CXR, chest radiograph; HH, household; Recent HH contact, household contact with a sputum smear positive source case, currently on treatment; TST, tuberculin skin test.
Gender
    Male709 (50.1)
    Female706 (49.9)
Age distribution in years
    <2188 (13.2)
    2–4243 (17.2)
    5–9508 (35.9)
    10–14476 (33.7)
TST positive (⩾15 mm in diameter)451 (31.9)
Age distribution of TST positive children in years
    <235 (2.5)
    2–542 (3.0)
    5–10164 (11.6)
    10–14210 (14.8)
HH contact with an adult source case ever201 (14.2)
Recent HH contact with an adult source case53 (3.7)
CXR done239 (16.9)
CXR suggestive of tuberculosis18 (1.3)