Table 1.
Univariate analysis of the association between smear positive PTB and socio-demographic and behavioral factors among the prison population in Hadiya Zone from May to June 2013
| Variable | Label | No. tested (%) | No. positive (%) | No. negative (%) | Crude OR (95 % CI) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Female | 3 (1.8) | 0 | 3 (100) | – | 0.811 |
| Male | 161 (98.2) | 3 (1.9) | 159 (98.1) | – | ||
| Age (in years) | 12–24 | 43 (26.2) | 1 (2.3) | 42 (97.7) | 1.0 | 0.585 |
| 25–34 | 60 (36.6) | 2 (3.3) | 58 (96.7) | 1.46 (0.33–5.88) | ||
| 35–44 | 34 (20.7) | 0 | 34 (100) | – | ||
| >44 | 27 (16.5) | 0 | 27 (100) | – | ||
| Marital status before imprisonment | Single | 57 (34.8) | 1 (1.8) | 56 (98.2) | 1.0 | 0.989 |
| Married | 106 (64.6) | 2 (1.9) | 104 (98.1) | 1.05 (0.278–4.33) | ||
| Educational status | Uneducated | 36 (22) | 0 | 36 (100) | – | 0.804 |
| Primary | 107 (65.2) | 3 (2.8) | 104 (97.2) | – | ||
| Secondary | 17 (10.4) | 0 | 17 (100) | – | ||
| C. graduate | 4 (2.4) | 0 | 4 (100) | – | ||
| Occupation before imprisonment | G. employee | 7 (4.3) | 0 | 7 (100) | – | 0.909 |
| Farmer | 97 (59.2) | 3 (3.1) | 94 (96.9) | – | ||
| P. employee | 38 (23.2) | 0 | 38 (100) | – | ||
| Student | 13 (7.9) | 0 | 13 (100) | – | ||
| House wife | 2 (1.2) | 0 | 2 (100) | – | ||
| Others | 6 (3.7) | 0 | 6 (100) | – | ||
| Unemployed | 1 (0.6) | 0 | 1 (100) | |||
| Residence place | Rural | 118 (72) | 3 (2.5) | 115 (97.5) | – | 0.275 |
| Urban | 46 (28) | 0 | 46 (100) | – | ||
| Cigarette smoking | No | 74 (45.1) | 1 (1.4) | 73 (98.6) | 1 | 0.45 |
| Yes | 90 (54.9) | 2 (2.2) | 88 (97.8) | 2.47 (0.61–10.072) |