Table 2.

Infection rate of intestinal parasites among tuberculosis patients (n = 91) and controls (n = 89) in selected health centers of Kolfe Keraniyo Sub-city, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Jan 2017 to Jan 2018

Variables	Cases Number (%)	Controls Number (%)	COR(95% CI)
Parasites
No	71 (78.0)	81(91.0)	1.00
Yes	20 (22.0)	8(9.0)	2.85(1.18–6.87)
Total	91(100.0)	89(100.0)
Protozoa			1.00
No	79(86.8)	83(93.3)	2.10(0.75–5.87)
Yes	12(13.2)	6(6.7)
Total	91(100.0)	89(100.0)
Helminthes
No	81(89.0)	87(97.75)	1.00
Yes	10(11.0)	2(2.25)	5.37 (1.14–25.25)
Total	91(100.0)	89(100.0)
≥2 parasites			–
No	87(95.6)	89(100.0)
Yes	4(4.4)	0(0.0)
Total	91(100.0)	89(100.0)
Each parasite
E.histolytca/dispar	4(16.7)	5(62.5)
G.lamblia	8(33.3)	1(12.5)	8.48 (1.04–69.29)
C. parvum	2(8.3)	0(0.0)
A.lumbricoids	4(16.7)	0(0.0)	–
S.sterocolaris	0(0.0)	1(12.5)
Taenia spp	0(0.0)	1(12.5)
H.nana	4(16.7)	0(0.0)	–
T.trichuria	2(8.3)	0(0.0)
Total	24(100.0)	8(100.0)

COR Crude Odds ratio, CI Confidence Interval,“ -” = Not Done