caa a22 4500 465769535 CHVBK 20180323111925.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170327e19901201xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF00151711 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF00151711 Bener A. Department of Community Medicine and Behavioural Science, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Safat, P.O. Box 24923, 13110, Safat Kuwait, State of Kuwait aut Prevalence of tuberculosis infection in ABHA and BABA [Elektronische Daten] [A. Bener] An epidemiological survey on tuberculosis was conducted in the Abha and Baha areas of Saudi Arabia, to determine the prevalence of tuberculosis infection in 985 subjects. Individuals were interviewed and given a Mantoux test. Twenty six percent (26%) of all subjects who received no BCG vaccination had a positive Mantoux reaction (≥ 10 mm induration); the percentage was lower in age group 5-14 (4%) and higher in age group 45-64 (52%). The prevalence in age group 5-14 puts Abha and Baha cities between low prevalence (2%) and middle prevalence (14%) countries, according to the classification of the International Union Against Tuberculosis. Positive Mantoux reactions were significantly more common in males than in females (p < 0.05), urban residents compared to rural ones (p < 0.001), and non-Saudis compared to Saudis (p < 0.001). However, education and occupation had no significant effects. Similarly, no significant effects were produced by presence of cough, sputum production, fever, chest problems and family history of tuberculosis on this prevalence. Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1990 Tuberculosis nationallicence Prevalence nationallicence Kuwait nationallicence European Journal of Epidemiology Kluwer Academic Publishers 6/4(1990-12-01), 376-381 0393-2990 6:4<376 1990 6 10654 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00151711 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00151711 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 100 1- Bener A. Department of Community Medicine and Behavioural Science, Faculty of Medicine, Kuwait University, Safat, P.O. Box 24923, 13110, Safat Kuwait, State of Kuwait aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- European Journal of Epidemiology Kluwer Academic Publishers 6/4(1990-12-01), 376-381 0393-2990 6:4<376 1990 6 10654 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer