Table 1.
TB positivity as detected by LED microscopy among different socio-demographic factors of prison inmates in North Gondar Zone Prison, using logistic and multivariable logistic regression analysis, N = 250
| Variables | No. tested (%) | No. positive (%) | No. negative (%) | Crude OR | 95%CI | Adjusted OR | 95%CI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Age (in years) |
|
|
|
|
|
0.792 |
0.537-1.170 |
| 0-20 |
31(12.4) |
2(6.5) |
29(93.5) |
0.906 |
0.076-10.788 |
|
|
| 21-30 |
108(43.2) |
15(13.9) |
93(86.1) |
0.388 |
0.48-3.141 |
|
|
| 31-40 |
51(20.4) |
6(11.8) |
45(88.2) |
0.469 |
0.52-4.199 |
|
|
| 41-50 |
31(12.4) |
2(6.5) |
29(93.5) |
0.906 |
0.076-10.788 |
|
|
| >50 |
29(11.6) |
1(3.4) |
28(96.6) |
Ref |
|
|
|
|
Educational status |
|
|
|
|
|
1.247 |
0.643-2.417 |
| Uneducated |
132(52.8) |
15(11.4) |
117(88.6) |
- |
- |
|
|
| primary education |
94(37.6) |
7(7.4) |
87(92.6) |
- |
- |
|
|
| secondary education |
22(8.8) |
4(18.2) |
18(81.8) |
- |
- |
|
|
| Tertiary education |
2(0.8) |
0(0) |
2(100) |
|
|
|
|
|
Length of stay in the prisons (in months) |
|
|
|
|
|
0.651 |
0.405-1.047 |
| <2 |
18(7.2) |
1(5.6) |
17(94.4) |
1.382 |
0.166-11.483 |
|
|
| 2-6 |
60(24) |
11(18.3) |
49(81.7) |
0.362 |
0.145-0.907 |
|
|
| 6-12 |
39(15.6) |
4(10.3) |
35(89.7) |
0.711 |
0.210-2.407 |
|
|
| >12 |
133(53.2) |
10(7.5) |
123(92.5) |
Ref |
|
|
|
|
Number of prisoners per cell |
|
|
|
|
|
1.249 |
0.802-1.946 |
| 1-100 |
24(9.6) |
0(0) |
24(100) |
2.454 |
- |
||
| 101-200 |
6(2.4) |
1(16.7) |
6(83.3) |
0759 |
0.082-7.072 |
|
|
| 201-300 |
61(24.4) |
8(13.1) |
53(86.9) |
1.006 |
0.385-2.628 |
|
|
| 301-400 |
68(27.2) |
5(7.4) |
63(92.6) |
1.914 |
0.641-5.718 |
|
|
| 401-500 | 91(36.4) | 12(13.2) | 79(86.8) | Ref |
TB = tuberculosis; OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; LED = light emitting diode; Ref = reference variable.