Table 4.
Association between health facility characteristics (2013) and ≥1 tuberculosis case reported between 2009 and 2013
| Characteristic | Univariate | Multivariate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Odds Ratio | 95 % Confidence Interval | Odds Ratio | 95 % Confidence Interval | |
| Type of health facility | ||||
| Policlinic only | 1 | REF | ||
| Additional inpatient treatment | 6.9 | 2.1 - 23.1 | ||
| HCW-years (increase with 50 HCW-yearsa) | 1.3 | 1.1 - 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.96 - 1.4 |
| Location of the facility in: | ||||
| Central Vietnam | 1 | REF | 1 | REF |
| North Vietnam | 12.0 | 2.5 - 58.5 | 10.0 | 1.6 - 61.2 |
| South Vietnam | 2.5 | 0.5 - 11.8 | 4.4 | 0.8 - 24.6 |
| Presence of culture laboratory | 2.7 | 0.9 - 7.9 | ||
| Presence of MDR-TB ward | 2.7 | 0.9 - 7.9b | ||
| (TB)-IC plan present | 3.8 | 1.1 - 12.8 | ||
| Appointed focal person for (TB)-IC available | 8.6 | 1.7 - 44.8 | 7.6 | 1.2 - 47.5 |
| PPE available in culture labs/MDR-TB ward | 3.7 | 1.2 - 11.1 | ||
* Abbreviations used: HCW health care worker, IC infection control, MDR multidrug resistant, PPE personal protective equipment. The analyses in this table include 64/67 facilities, as 3 did not report sufficient data on TB cases; aThis can also be interpreted as an increase with 50 health care workers for each of the 5 years; bThis is not an erroneous duplication of the Odds ratio and confidence interval listed for presence of culture laboratory. Included were 25 centres with an MDR-TB ward and 25 centres with a culture laboratory (18 of which had both); 7 centres had no MDR-TB ward but a culture laboratory; 7 other centres had no culture laboratory but had an MDR-TB ward