aDivision of HIV/AIDS and TB Control, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cheongju, Korea
bKTEIS (Korea Tuberculosis Epidemic Intelligence Service) Team, Cheongju, Korea
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Congregate settings | Treatment agreement rate (%) | Treatment completion ratea (%) | |
---|---|---|---|
Education facilities | Daycare center/kindergarten | 83.8 | 94.1 |
Elementary school | 88.1 | 76.5 | |
Middle school | 81.0 | 90.0 | |
High school | 80.8 | 92.2 | |
University | 66.2 | 90.4 | |
Other schools | 72.5 | 100.0 | |
Subtotal | 78.0 | 91.2 | |
Military or police unit | 83.9 | 88.6 | |
Social welfare facilities/correctional facilities | 93.2 | 91.1 | |
Workplaces | 63.0 | 100.0 | |
Others | 64.6 | 42.9 | |
Total | 79.7 | 90.3 |
Congregate settings | Facilities (n) | Index patients (n) | Contacts (n) | New patients detected, n (%) | LTBI, n (%) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Education facilities | Daycare center/kindergarten | 49 | 50 | 1,993 | 0 (0.0) | 394 (19.8) |
Elementary school | 33 | 33 | 1,628 | 1 (0.1) | 215 (13.2) | |
Middle school | 93 | 103 | 12,637 | 4 (0.0) | 910 (7.2) | |
High school | 300 | 419 | 79,369 | 105 (0.1) | 6,055 (7.6) | |
University | 290 | 377 | 29,384 | 82 (0.3) | 2,121 (7.2) | |
Other schools | 10 | 11 | 803 | 2 (0.2) | 82 (10.2) | |
Subtotal | 769 | 993 | 125,814 | 194 (0.2) | 9,777 (7.8) | |
Military or police unit | 127 | 145 | 9,335 | 30 (0.3) | 1,085 (11.6) | |
Social welfare facilities/correctional facilities | 201 | 292 | 10,522 | 26 (0.2) | 2,499 (23.8) | |
Workplaces | 46 | 60 | 1,552 | 7 (0.5) | 366 (23.6) | |
Others | 51 | 57 | 1,943 | 2 (0.1) | 559 (28.8) | |
Total | 1,200 | 1,547 | 149,166 | 259 (0.2) | 14,286 (9.6) |
Age (y) | No. of LTBI (%) | LTBI rate |
---|---|---|
0∼4 | 197 (1.4) | 18.1 |
5∼9 | 175 (1.2) | 15.4 |
10∼14 | 547 (3.8) | 6.5 |
15∼19 | 4,849 (33.9) | 5.7 |
20∼24 | 1,892 (13.2) | 7.7 |
25∼29 | 562 (3.9) | 8.6 |
30∼34 | 581 (4.1) | 16.4 |
≥35 | 5,483 (38.4) | 26.2 |
Total | 14,286 (100) | 9.6 |
Congregate settings | Treatment agreement rate (%) | Treatment completion rate | |
---|---|---|---|
Education facilities | Daycare center/kindergarten | 83.8 | 94.1 |
Elementary school | 88.1 | 76.5 | |
Middle school | 81.0 | 90.0 | |
High school | 80.8 | 92.2 | |
University | 66.2 | 90.4 | |
Other schools | 72.5 | 100.0 | |
Subtotal | 78.0 | 91.2 | |
Military or police unit | 83.9 | 88.6 | |
Social welfare facilities/correctional facilities | 93.2 | 91.1 | |
Workplaces | 63.0 | 100.0 | |
Others | 64.6 | 42.9 | |
Total | 79.7 | 90.3 |
Treatment completion rate of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is the proportion of people who completed treatment among those supposed to finish treatment up to December 31, 2013.