Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of tuberculosis suspected prison inmates in North Gondar Zone Prisons, February—April 2015 (n = 282)
| Variables | Sputum Microscopy result | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smear + ve n (%) |
Smear -ve n (%) |
Total | COR (95 % Cl) | P-Value | Adjusted OR (95 % Cl) |
P-value | |
| Age | |||||||
| 15–24 | 3 (20) | 60 (22.3) | 63 (22.3) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| 25–34 | 6 (40) | 93 (35) | 99 (35.1) | 1.29 (0.31–5.35) | 0.72 | 2.33(0.52–13.69) | 0.662 |
| 34–44 | 2 (13.3) | 48 (18) | 50 (17.7) | 0.83 (0.13–5.19) | 0.84 | 1.45(0.16–13.23) | 0.655 |
| > 45 | 4 (26.7) | 66 (24.7) | 70 (24.8) | 1.21 (0.26–5.63) | 0.80 | 1.53 (0.24–12.3) | 0.890 |
| Sex | |||||||
| Male | 15 (5.3) | 262(92.9) | 277(98.2) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Female | 0(0.0) | 5(1.8) | 5(1.8) | NC | 0.99 | 1 | 0.99 |
| Residence | |||||||
| Urban | 2 (13.3) | 60 (22.5) | 62 (22) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Rural | 13(86.7) | 207(75.5) | 220 (78) | 1.88 (0.418.5) | 0.413 | 2.81 (0.38–10.07) | 0.317 |
| Education | |||||||
| No read and write | 7(46.7) | 134 (50.2) | 141(50) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Elementary | 6 (40) | 101(37.8) | 107(37.9) | 1.14 (0.37–3.48) | 0.820 | 1.36 (0.38–4.83) | 0.217 |
| High school and above | 2 (13.3) | 32 (12) | 34 (12.1) | 1.19 (0.24–6.03) | 0.828 | 4.95 (0.39–62.91) | 0.297 |
| Occupation | |||||||
| Civil servant | 0 (0) | 13 (4.9) | 13 (4.6) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Farmer | 14(93.3) | 208 (77.9) | 222(78.7) | 1.08 (0.48–7.31) | 0.99 | NC | 0.99 |
| Students | 1 (6.7) | 33 (12.4) | 34 (12.1) | 4 (0.8–9.2) | 0.99 | NC | |
| Marital status | |||||||
| Single | 5 (33.3) | 72 (27) | 77 (27.3) | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Married | 10(66.7) | 183 (68.5) | 193 (68.4) | 0.79 (0.26–2.36) | 0.67 | 0.42 (0.09–1.99) | 0.277 |
| Divorced | 0(0) | 12 (4.5) | 12 (4.3) | 0 | 0.99 | NC | 0.99 |
TB pulmonary tuberculosis, OR odds ratio, CI Confidence interval, COR Crude odds ratio, NC Not computed due to small numbers
+ve = positive; -ve = negative
*P ⩽ 0.05 (significance level)