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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Tuberc Lung Dis. 2018 Jul 1;22(7):793–799. doi: 10.5588/ijtld.17.0936

Table 3.

Multivariable logistic regression evaluating factors associated with at least one TB symptom, ⩾2 symptoms, and ⩾3 symptoms in congregate and household settings*

Congregate
Household
Variables ⩾1 TB symptom OR (95%CI) ⩾2 TB symptoms OR (95%CI) ⩾3 TB symptoms OR (95%CI) ⩾1 TB symptom OR (95%CI) ⩾2 TB symptoms OR (95%CI) ⩾3 TB symptoms OR (95%CI)
n 867 296 96 794 493 152
Female sex 1.24 (1.04–1.48) 0.88 (0.68–1.16) 1.02 (0.63–1.65) 0.71 (0.56–0.90) 0.66 (0.51–0.86) 0.86 (0.55–1.33)
Age >65 years 1.86 (1.50–2.30) 2.03 (1.47–2.81) 1.55 (0.86–2.82) 1.35 (1.06–1.72) 1.35 (1.01–1.80) 1.29 (0.81–2.05)
Grant recipients 0.79 (0.64–0.96) 0.73 (0.53–0.99) 1.04 (0.58–1.87) 0.71 (0.54–0.93) 0.66 (0.49–0.90) 1.09 (0.63–1.90)
Access to tap water 0.90 (0.77–1.05) 1.02 (0.80–1.31) 1.11 (0.73–1.70) 1.04 (0.86–1.26) 0.97 (0.77–1.22) 1.07 (0.73–1.56)
Access to a toilet 0.64 (0.34–1.20) 0.65 (0.25–1.67) 0.51 (0.12–2.15) 0.63 (0.34–1.17) 0.86 (0.42–1.78) 0.74 (0.25–2.17)
Access to electricity or solar power 0.75 (0.65–0.90) 0.65 (0.49–0.87) 0.58 (0.35–0.96) 0.6 (0.49–0.73) 0.28 (0.23–0.35) 0.27 (0.18–0.40)
DM 1.19 (0.90–1.57) 1.24 (0.81–1.91) 1.23 (0.58–2.58) 1.57 (1.15–2.14) 1.59 (1.11–2.27) 1.95 (1.15–3.31)
HIV 1.69 (1.35–2.11) 2.06 (1.48–2.85) 3.17 (1.94–5.16) 1.46 (1.11–1.91) 1.53 (1.12–2.09) 2.23 (1.43–3.49)
*

Covariates used: female sex, age >65 years, receipt of monthly grant, access to tap water, access to a toilet, access to solar or electric energy, diabetes, and HIV.

TB = tuberculosis; OR = odds ratio; CI = confidence interval; DM = diabetes mellitus; HIV = human immunodeficiency virus.