Table 3.
Association of socio-demographic characteristics and other risk factors with pulmonary tuberculosis in respondents at the Dessie referral hospital, from February to April 2012
| Characteristics |
PTB infection |
COR(95% CI) | AOR(95% CI) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| −ve(n) | +ve(n) | ||||
|
Sex |
|
|
|
|
|
| Male |
105 |
11 |
3.7(1.04–13.65) |
3.6(0.77–16.73) |
0.103 |
| Female |
106 |
3 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
|
|
Religion |
|
|
|
|
|
| Christian |
106 |
3 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
0.034 |
| Muslim |
105 |
11 |
3.7(1.04–13.648) |
5.03(1.13–22.42) |
|
|
Place of residence |
|
|
|
|
|
| Urban |
128 |
11 |
2.38(0.64–8.778) |
5.5(1.07–28.20) |
0.041 |
| Rural |
83 |
3 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
|
|
Smoking |
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
5 |
2 |
6.87(1.21–39.12) |
|
|
| No |
206 |
12 |
1.00 |
|
|
|
Past history of TB |
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
20 |
6 |
7.16(2.26–22.72) |
13.4(2.74–65.73) |
0.001 |
| No |
191 |
8 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
|
|
Presence of TB patients in the family |
|
|
|
|
|
| Yes |
23 |
5 |
4.54(1.40–14.72) |
9.4(1.82–48.50) |
0.007 |
| No |
188 |
9 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
|
|
Duration of DM |
|
|
|
|
|
| ≤5 years |
129 |
3 |
1.00 |
1.00 |
0.025 |
| 6–10 years |
56 |
5 |
3.84(0.88–16.62) |
4.01(0.48–16.43) |
|
| >10 years | 26 | 6 | 9.92(2.33–42.24) | 8.89(1.88–58.12) | |
−ve = negative.
+ve = positive.