Implementing a tuberculosis child contact register to quantify children at risk for tuberculosis and HIV in Eldoret, Kenya

SETTING: Tuberculosis (TB) clinic in Eldoret, Kenya.OBJECTIVE: To identify TB exposed children through the implementation of a child contact register (CCR). To assess the demographics of children exposed to TB and the potential for initiation of isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) in this cohort.METHODS: A CCR was implemented in routine care with health care workers querying index cases regarding child contacts. Data were retrospectively analyzed.RESULTS: In 12 months, the CCR revealed 580 children exposed to TB. Of these, 58% were exposed to smear-positive TB and 30% were aged