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ชื่อเรื่อง: The association between environmental factors and tuberculosis infection among household contacts.
ผู้แต่ง: Tornee S.
Kaewkungwal J.
Fungladda W.
Silachamroon U.
Akarasewi P.
Sunakorn P.
Keywords: adolescent
article
child
contact examination
cross-sectional study
crowding
disease transmission
family size
human
infant
interview
newborn
preschool child
prevalence
questionnaire
risk assessment
risk factor
social environment
Thailand
tuberculin test
tuberculosis
Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Contact Tracing
Cross-Sectional Studies
Crowding
Family Characteristics
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Interviews
Prevalence
Questionnaires
Risk Assessment
Risk Factors
Social Environment
Thailand
Tuberculin Test
Tuberculosis
วันที่เผยแพร่: 2005
บทคัดย่อ: A cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the association between environmental factors and tuberculosis infection among household contacts aged less than 15 years in Bangkok, Thailand, between May and December 2003. During the study period, 480 household contacts aged under 15 years were identified. The prevalence of tuberculosis infection among household contacts was 47.08% (95% CI = 42.60-51.56). A generalized estimating equation (GEE) indicated that the risk of positive tuberculin skin testing in household contacst was found to increase with household crowding. Children living in a crowded household were five times more likely to have tuberculosis infection (OR = 5.19, 95% CI = 2.65-8.69). The association between environmental factors and tuberculosis infection assists community tuberculosis staff in understanding the risks for tuberculosis infection in the community and planning appropriate preventive actions based on this risk.
URI: https://ir.swu.ac.th/jspui/handle/123456789/15111
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-33646176455&partnerID=40&md5=2cf7dbc83df2704ea6f8ea2fe8c0ca95
ISSN: 1251562
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