Variable | Total | HCWs with drug-susceptible TB | HCWs with drug-resistant TB* | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 84) | n = 70 | n = 14 | ||
 | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |  |
Mean age in years (SD) (n = 75) | 40.5 (9.0) | 41.0 (9.4) | 38.6 (7.1) | 0.37 |
Range 25-62 | Range 26-52 | |||
Sex | Â | Â | Â | 0.52 |
Female | 64 (76) | 53 (76) | 11 (79) | Â |
TB cases by occupation** (n = 83) |  |  |  |  |
Clinical | 43 (52) | 34 (49) | 9 (64) | 0.72 |
Support staff | 24 (29) | 21 (30) | 3 (21) | Â |
Paramedical | 10 (12) | 8 (12) | 2 (14) | Â |
Administrative | 6 (7) | 6 (9) | 0 | Â |
Work exposure/place of employment*** | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Outpatient department/casualty/PHC | 23 (27) | 19 (27) | 4 (29) | 1.00 |
General ward | 24 (29) | 21 (30) | 3 (21) | 0.75 |
Non-clinical area†| 13 (15) | 12 (17) | 1 (7) | 0.69 |
Pediatric ward | 16 (19) | 14 (20) | 2 (14) | 1.00 |
TB ward/MDR-TB ward | 12 (14) | 12 (17) | 0 | 0.20 |
Maternity ward | 7 (8) | 3 (4) | 4 (29) | 0.01 |
Throughout the hospital | 8 (10) | 7 (10) | 1 (7) | 1.00 |
Operating theater | 5 (6) | 4 (6) | 1 (7) | 1.00 |
HIV status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
HIV-negative | 13 (15) | 10 (14) | 3 (21) | 0.26 |
HIV-positive | 20 (24) | 19 (27) | 1 (7) | Â |
HIV status not recorded | 51 (61) | 41 (59) | 10 (71) | Â |
Previous history of TB | Â | Â | Â | Â |
No | 44 (52) | 37 (53) | 7 (50) | 1.00 |
Yes | 12 (14) | 10 (14) | 2 (14) | Â |
Not recorded in chart | 28 (33) | 23 (33) | 5 (36) | Â |