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Table 3 Proportions of TB cases found among Syrian refugees residing in and outside of refugee camps, Jordan, 2015

From: An evaluation of a tuberculosis case-finding and treatment program among Syrian refugees—Jordan and Lebanon, 2013–2015

Year: 2015 Proportion residing in refugee camps in Jordan, n (%) Proportion residing outside refugee camps in Jordan, n (%) P value
 Population in Jordan
  Refugee TB cases (n = 58) 17 (29.3) 41 (70.7) 0.013 b
  Total refugee population (n = 629,128)a 107,517 (17.1) 521,611 (82.9)  
 Calculated TB notification rate (notified cases/total population) 15.8/100,000 7.9/100,000 0.015 b
 Refugee TB cases (n = 58) sex
  Male (n = 32) 7 (41.2) 25 (61.0) 0.17
  Female (n = 26) 10 (58.8) 16 (39.0)  
 Refugee TB cases (n = 58) mean age (95% CL) 35.5 (26.1–44.9) 35.5 (28.9–42.0) 1.00
  1. aMidyear population estimates from UNHCR data
  2. bBolded text signifies P value less than 0.05
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