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. 2013 Jan 18;6:21. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-6-21

Table 2.

Association of independent variables with the occurrence of EPTB at University of Gondar Hospital, from January 2012 to April 2012, (N = 344)

Variables EPTB status
COR (CI) AOR (CI) P-value
Positive,No(%) Negative,No(%)
Residence
 
 
 
 
0.346
  Urban
14 (12.5)
98 (87.5)
1.51 (0.73-3.13) *
---------------
 
  Rural
20 (8.6)
212 (91.4)
1.00
 
 
Ingestion of raw milk
 
 
 
0.162
  Yes
28 (15.1)
158 (84.9)
4.49 (1.81-11.15) * *
--------------
 
  No
6 (3.8)
152 (96.2)
1.00
 
 
Monthly income
 
 
 
 
  <400
13 (20.6)
50 (79.4)
13.78 (2.99-63.4)* *
12.9 (2.25-68.02)
0.018
  400-550
14 (13.3)
91 (86.7)
8.15 (1.81-36.83)
9.77 (1.92-49.68) 5.1
 
  551-800
5 (7.4)
63 (92.6)
4.21 (0.79-22.33)
(0.23-31.48) 1.00
 
  >800
2 (1.9)
106 (98.1)
1.00
 
 
Family size
 
 
 
----------------
0.270
  ≤4
20 (12.2)
14 (87.8)
1.00
 
 
  ≥5
14 (7.8)
166 (92.2)
0.61 (0.29-1.25) *
 
 
Number of house of rooms
 
 
 
 
1
28 (9.9)
256 (90.1)
1.42 (.179-11.28) *
----------------
0.106
2
5 (10.9)
41 (89.1)
1.59 (.169-14.83)
 
 
3
1 (7.1)
13 (92.9)
1.00
 
 
TB contact
 
 
 
 
<0.001
  Yes
19 (26.8)
52 (73.2)
6.29 (3.0-13.17)* * *
6.67 (2.78-16.90)
 
  No
15 (5.5)
258 (94.5)
1.00
1.00
 
History of TB
 
 
 
 
 
  Yes
16 (34)
31 (66)
8.0 (3.71-17.26)* * *
4.77 (1.86-12.24)
0.001
  No
18 (6.1)
279 (93.9)
1.00
1.00
 
Underlined Diseases
  Yes
23 (19.8)
93 (80.2)
4.88 (2.3-10.4)* * *
2.79 (1.15-6.78)
0.023
  No
11 (4.8)
217 (95.2)
1.00
1.00
 
Specimen
 
 
 
 
 
  FNAC
28 (12.7)
193 (87.3)
2.40 (1.02-5.69) * *
2.94 (1.07-8.09)
0.036
  Body fluid 6 (4.9) 117 (95.1) 1.00 1.00  

Key: *** P-value <0.001, ** p-value < 0.05, * p-value >0.05.