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. 2023 Oct 19;16:6757–6765. doi: 10.2147/IDR.S433789

Table 3.

Factors Associated with RR-TB Among Xpert TB Positive Children in Tigray, Ethiopia, 2016–2019 (N = 56)

Variables RR-TB N (%) Not RR-TB N (%) COR (95% CI) P value AOR (95% CI) P-value
Gender
Boys 30(11.7) 227(88.3) Ref Ref
Girls 26(10.1) 231(89.9) 0.85[0.49–1.49] 0.57
Age (years)
<5 3(4.1) 70(95.9) Ref Ref
6–10 10(10.5) 85(89.5) 2.75[0.73–10.36] 0.12 2.54[0.67–9.66] 0.17
11–15 24(12.3) 171(87.7) 3.28[0.96–11.23] 0.06 3.1[0.89–10.52] 0.08
16–17 19(12.6) 132(87.4) 3.36[0.96–11.74] 0.058 3.1[0.89–10.98] 0.06
HIV Status
Positive 4 (13.3) 26(86.7) Ref
Negative 14 (17.1) 68(82.9) 1.34[0.40–4.44] 0.63
Not documented 38 (9.5) 364(90.5) 0.68[0.23–2.1] 0.49
TB Treatment History
New case 47(9.9) 430(90.1) Ref Ref
Relapse 7(25.9) 20(74.1) 3.2[1.29–7.97] 0.01* 2.94[1.18–7.36] 0.02*
Lost/failure 2(20) 8(80) 2.29[0.47–11.09] 0.30 2.26[0.46–11.2] 0.31

Note: *Statistical significant.