Table 2.
Association between relapse of tuberculosis and socioeconomic characteristics of individuals, OR—crude and adjusted by the year of entry in the cohort, Recife 2006
| Relapse |
Control |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social factors | N | % | N | % | Crude OR (CI) | P | OR (CI) Adjusted | P |
| Literacy | ||||||||
| Yes | 33 | 5.37 | 582 | 94.63 | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – |
| No | 4 | 4.17 | 92 | 95.83 | 0.76 (0.26–2.21) | 0.624 | 0.75 (0.25–2.17) | 0.596 |
| Total | 37 | – | 674 | – | ||||
| Employment | ||||||||
| Yes | 12 | 5.45 | 208 | 94.55 | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – |
| No | 25 | 5.11 | 464 | 94.89 | 0.93 (0.46–1.89) | 0.850 | 0.93 (0.45–1.89) | 0.844 |
| Total | 37 | – | 672 | – | ||||
| Number of individuals per household | ||||||||
| 1–4 | 24 | 5.90 | 383 | 94.10 | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – |
| ≥5 | 13 | 4.44 | 280 | 95.56 | 0.74 (0.37–1.48) | 0.396 | 0.73 (0.37–1.47) | 0.391 |
| Total | 37 | – | 663 | – | ||||
| Income of head of household (MW) | ||||||||
| ≥2 | 5 | 3.60 | 134 | 96.40 | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – |
| <2 | 31 | 6.14 | 474 | 93.86 | 1.75 (0.67–4.59) | 0.254 | 1.75 (0.67–4.61) | 0.253 |
| Total | 36 | – | 608 | – | ||||
| Employment of head of household | ||||||||
| Yes | 19 | 5.21 | 346 | 94.79 | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – |
| No | 18 | 5.20 | 328 | 94.80 | 0.99 (0.51–1.93) | 0.998 | 0.99 (0.51–1.92) | 0.986 |
| Total | 37 | – | 674 | – | ||||
| Schooling of the head of household | ||||||||
| 9 or more years | 3 | 2.78 | 105 | 97.22 | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – |
| Up to 8 years | 31 | 5.58 | 525 | 94.42 | 2.06 (0.62–6.88) | 0.237 | 2.06 (0.61–6.89) | 0.239 |
| Total | 34 | – | 630 | – | ||||
| Piped water | ||||||||
| Yes | 35 | 5.29 | 627 | 94.71 | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – |
| No | 2 | 4.44 | 43 | 95.56 | 0.83 (0.19–3.58) | 0.806 | 0.85 (0.20–3.69) | 0.835 |
| Total | 37 | – | 670 | – | ||||
| Ownership of washing machine | ||||||||
| Yes | 7 | 4.86 | 137 | 95.14 | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – |
| No | 29 | 5.17 | 532 | 94.83 | 1.06 (0.45–2.48) | 0.881 | 1.06 (0.45–2.47) | 0.890 |
| Total | 36 | – | 669 | – | ||||
| Ownership of microwave oven | ||||||||
| Yes | 3 | 3.95 | 73 | 96.05 | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – |
| No | 33 | 5.29 | 591 | 94.71 | 1.36 (0.41–4.54) | 0.619 | 1.35 (0.40–4.53) | 0.627 |
| Total | 36 | – | 664 | – | ||||
| Ownership of computer | ||||||||
| Yes | 2 | 3.03 | 64 | 96.97 | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – |
| No | 35 | 5.52 | 599 | 94.48 | 1.87 (0.44–7.95) | 0.397 | 1.86 (0.43–7.94) | 0.399 |
| Total | 37 | – | 663 | – | ||||
| Ownership of a car | ||||||||
| Yes | 8 | 5.88 | 128 | 94.12 | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – |
| No | 29 | 5.07 | 543 | 94.93 | 0.85 (0.38–1.91) | 0.702 | 0.84 (0.37–1.89) | 0.685 |
| Total | 37 | – | 671 | – | ||||
| Ownership of air conditioning | ||||||||
| Yes | 2 | 2.44 | 80 | 97.56 | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | – |
| No | 35 | 5.58 | 592 | 94.42 | 2.36 (0.56–10.0) | 0.243 | 2.32 (0.54–9.85) | 0.255 |
| Total | 37 | – | 672 | – | ||||
| Number of goods possessed | 0.312 | 0.592 | ||||||
| 7–9 goods | 3 | 4.69 | 61 | – | 1.00 | – | 1.00 | |
| 4–6 goods | 8 | 3.77 | 204 | 0.744 | 0.80 (0.20–3.10) | 0.750 | 0.80 (0.20–3.12) | 0.750 |
| 2–3 goods | 19 | 5.23 | 344 | 0.855 | 1.12 (0.32–3.91) | 0.858 | 1.12 (0.32–3.92) | 0.858 |
| 0–1 goods | 6 | 10.53 | 51 | 0.234 | 2.39 (0.57–10.04) | 0.243 | 2.36 (0.56–9.97) | 0.243 |
| Total | 36 | – | 660 | – | ||||