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[Preprint]. 2023 Dec 29:rs.3.rs-3758745. [Version 1] doi: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3758745/v1

Table 4.

Factor that determine Pattern of Tuberculosis diagnosis in children at health facilities, Ethiopia

Variables CPR APR Frequency(%)

Age 1 1 10(23)
1–5 4.6 (2.7–7.6) 2.2 (1.5–3.2) 20(46)
5–10 3.3 (1.9–5.8) 1.8 (1.2–2.6) 13(30)
10–14

Gender 1 1 11(25.6)
Male 1.23 (1.0–1.5) 1.0 (0.9–1.1) 32(74.4)
Female

Address 2.35(1.87–2.96) 1.3 (1.1–1.5) 29(67.4)
Rural 1 1 14(32.6)
Urban

Night sweet 1.2 (1.1–1.3) 1.1 (0.9–1.2) 14(32.5)
Yes 1.4 (1.1–1.6) 1.2 (1.1–1.4) 26(60.5)
No 1 1 3(7)
Not sure

Weight loss 2.3 (1.8–2.9) 1.1 (0.9–1.2) 24(55.8)
Yes 1 1 19(44.2)
No

Blood in sputum 1 1 12(27.9)
Yes 1.5 (1.2–2.) 1.1 (0.9–1.3) 31(72.1)
No

TB case contact history 1.6(1.1–1.6) 1.2 (0.9–1.4) 27(62.8)
Yes 1 1 16(37.2)
No

Fever 1.8 (1.2–2.1) 1.3(1.0–1.4) 29(67.4)
Yes 1 1 14(32.6)
No

CPR, Crude prevalence ratio; APR, Adjusted prevalence ratio;TB, Tuberculosis