Table 3 Prevalence of tuberculosis infection among 250 undergraduate veterinary students in Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda 2011
Year of study | Number tested | Number with positive tuberculin skin test | Prevalence of positives (95% C.I) |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | 61 | 19 | 31.1 (19.2 - 43.1) |
2 | 80 | 28 | 35.0 (24.3 - 45.7) |
3 | 56 | 21 | 37.5 (24.4 - 50.6) |
4 | 32 | 11 | 34.4 (17.0 - 51.8) |
5 | 21 | 9 | 42.9 (19.8 - 65.9) |
Total | 250 | 88 | 35.2 (29.3 – 41.1) |