Table 2.
Results of logistic regression for a positive TST (TST≥10 mm) result
| |
Bivariate analysis |
Multivariable analysis |
||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude OR | 95% CI | Adjusted OR | 95% CI | |
| Age |
1.3 |
1.03-1.68 |
1.6 |
1.11-2.20 |
| Nursing/LT |
1.5 |
0.62-3.61 |
1.1 |
0.33-3.43 |
| Others1/LT |
2.0 |
0.72-5.30 |
1.0 |
0.22-4.81 |
| Second year/First year |
0.6 |
0.28-1.49 |
0.3 |
0.08-1.30 |
| Third year/First year |
1.1 |
0.35-3.31 |
0.5 |
0.07-3.18 |
| Amhara/AA |
0.9 |
0.26-2.84 |
1.2 |
0.24-5.65 |
| Oromia/AA |
1.4 |
0.42-4.60 |
1.4 |
0.31-5.92 |
| Southern Nations/AA |
0.1 |
0.01-1.38 |
0.1 |
0.01-1.63 |
| Others2/AA |
1.4 |
0.38-4.80 |
1.0 |
0.22-4.82 |
| Muslim/Christian |
1.2 |
0.46-3.01 |
0.7 |
0.19-2.83 |
| Khat3 consumption (Yes/No) |
2.5 |
0.58-10.38 |
9.2 |
1.41-59.69 |
| BCG Scar (Yes/No) |
1.7 |
0.80-3.72 |
1.5 |
0.57-3.82 |
| BMI | 1.0 | 0.79-1.20 | 0.7 | 0.54-1 .00 |
1Midwifery, Radiography, Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmacy; 2Tigray and Somali; 3Khat: Catha edulis is commonly known as Khat; TST: Tuberculin Skin Test; LT: Laboratory Technology; AA: Addis Ababa; BMI: Body Mass Index; OR = Odds Ratio; CI: Confidence Interval.