Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants
LTBI negative (n = 150) | LTBI positive (n = 132) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Maternal characteristics | ||||
Mean mother's age (SD) (mv 0, 3)a | 23.65 | (3.67) | 25.53 | (4.99) |
Median number of pregnancies (IQR) (mv 1, 1) | 2 | (1–3) | 2 | (2–4) |
Positive malaria test during pregnancy (mv 1, 1) | 38 | 25.5% | 29 | 22.1% |
Ever lived with someone with TB (mv 2, 1) | 3 | 2.0% | 19 | 14.5% |
BCG scarring (mv 1, 2) | 106 | 71.1% | 95 | 73.1% |
Current marital status (mv 2, 4) | ||||
Single | 28 | 18.9% | 20 | 15.6% |
Married/living as married | 120 | 81.1% | 108 | 84.4% |
Drink alcohol (mv 3, 4) | 18 | 12.2% | 28 | 21.9% |
Mother's tribe grouping (mv 5, 3) | ||||
Central | 56 | 38.6% | 72 | 55.8% |
Other | 89 | 61.4% | 57 | 44.2% |
Father's tribe grouping (mv 3, 2) | ||||
Central | 58 | 39.5% | 75 | 57.7% |
Other | 89 | 60.5% | 55 | 42.3% |
Infant characteristics | ||||
Sex of the baby, male | 77 | 51.3% | 77 | 58.3% |
Mean birth weight in kg (SD) | 3.24 | (0.43) | 3.21 | (0.40) |