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. 2016 Aug 2;11(8):e0160514. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0160514

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
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