Table 3. Determinants of active TB in children <15 years through retrospective contact screening, June-October 2014, Ethiopia.
Variables | Number (%) of active TB | Active TB [1] and no TB [0] in children <15 years of age | |||
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COR | 95% CI | AOR | 95% CI | ||
Type of Index cases | |||||
SS+ | 223 (0.6) | 1 | |||
SS- | 242 (1.0) | 1.85 | 1.20–2.84 | 1.78 | 1.16–2.75 |
EPTB | 116 (0.5) | 0.88 | 0.51–1.50 | 1.004 | 0.59–1.72 |
Time index cases completed treatment | |||||
<12 months | 313 (1.1) | 2.69 | 1.69–4.27 | 2.4 | 1.50–3.82 |
12 months—23months | 131 (0.6) | 1.4 | 0.78–2.51 | 1.31 | 0.73–2.36 |
> = 24 months | 137 (0.4) | 1 | |||
Type of Contacts | |||||
Household | 542 (0.8) | 1 | |||
Neighbor | 32 (0.4) | 0.47 | 0.21–1.08 | 0.51 | 0.22–1.17 |
Workplace and Others | 7 (2.3) | 0.12 | 0.03–0.51 | 0.14 | 0.035–0.58 |
Sex of contacts | |||||
Female | 312 (0.70) | 1 | |||
Male | 269 (0.73) | 0.95 | 0.64–1.39 | Not applicable | Not applicable |