Table 4.
Factors associated with TB infectious period in East Gojjam zone, Ethiopia, 2018
| Variables | median infectious period | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95%CI) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High (%) | Low (%) | ||||
| Age in years | < 35 | 106(30.5) | 120 (34.5) | 0.75 [0.48–1.17] | – |
| ≥ 35 | 66 (19.0) | 56 (16.0) | 1 | ||
| Sex | Male | 108(31.0) | 101 (29.0) | 1.25 [0.82–1.93] | – |
| Female | 64 (18.4) | 75 (21.6) | 1 | ||
| Religion | Orthodox | 144(41.4) | 162(46.6) | 0.44 [0.23–0.88] | – |
| Muslim | 28 (8.0) | 14 (4.0) | 1 | ||
| Marital status | Single | 81 (23.3) | 96 (27.5) | 0.80 [0.52–1.64] | – |
| Married | 72 (20.7) | 71 (20.4) | 0.30 [0.20–1.12] | ||
| Divorced | 19 (5.5) | 9 (2.6) | 1 | ||
| Education level | Unable to read/write | 55 (15.8) | 74 (21.3) | 0.53 [0.41–1.24] | – |
| Primary (1–8) | 55 (15.8) | 53 (15.3) | 0.81 [0.42–1.56] | ||
| Secondary (9–12) | 41 (11.8) | 35 (10.0) | 0.67 [0.34–1.68] | ||
| College and above | 21 (6.0) | 14 (4.0) | 1 | ||
| Residence | Rural | 25(36.0) | 80 (23.0) | 3.20 [1.94–4.73] | 2.95 [1.755.00] |
| Urban | 47 (13.5) | 96 (27.5) | 1 | 1 | |
| Occupation | Farmer | 71 (20.4) | 72 (20.7) | 0.69 [0.29–1.67] | – |
| Daily laborer | 53 (15.3) | 58 (16.7) | 0.66 [0.27–1.62] | ||
| Driver | 19 (5.5) | 23 (6.6) | 0.68 [0.24–1.91] | ||
| Merchant | 15 (4.3) | 13 (3.7) | 0.78 [0.25–2.33] | ||
| Employed | 14 (4.0) | 10 (2.8) | 1 | ||
| Monthly income | ≤ 500 birr | 66 (19.0) | 80 (23.0%) | 0.75 [0.50–1.15] | – |
| > 500 birr | 106(30.5) | 96 (27.5%) | 1 | ||
| Family size | ≤ 3 | 131(37.6) | 134 (38.5) | 1.10 [0.61–1.64] | – |
| > 3 | 41 (11.8) | 42 (12.1) | 1 | ||
| Distance from | ≤ 2 h | 79 (22.7) | 109 (31.3) | 0.52 [0.34–0.80] | 0.40 [0.240.66] |
| facility | > 2 h | 93 (26.7) | 67 (19.3) | 1 | 1 |
| Contact history | Yes | 65 (18.7) | 71 (20.4) | 0.89 [0.58–1.38] | – |
| No | 107(30.7) | 105 (30.2) | 1 | ||
| Cough presence | Yes | 158(45.4) | 153 (44.0) | 1.70 [0.84–3.42] | – |
| No | 14 (4.0) | 23 (6.6) | 1 | ||
| Forms of TB | Smear positive PTB | 105(30.2) | 41 (11.8) | 5.16 [3.24–8.21] | 4.32 [2.517.43] |
| Smear negative PTB | 67 (19.2) | 135 (38.8) | 1 | 1 | |
| First action to | Visit informalfacility | 73 (21.0) | 77 (22.5) | 0.95 [0.62–1.45] | – |
| TB | Visit formal facility | 99 (28.7) | 99 (27.8) | 1 | |
| Knowledge of | Good | 53 (15.3) | 87 (25.0) | 0.46 [0.30–0.71] | 0.36 [0.210.62] |
| TB | Poor | 119(34.2) | 89 (25.5) | 1 | 1 |
| Comorbidity | Yes | 53 (15.3) | 24 (6.9) | 2.82 [1.65–4.83] | 2.65 [1.415.00] |
| No | 119(34.2) | 152 (43.6) | 1 | 1 | |
| Smoking history | Yes | 59 (17.0) | 28 (8.0) | 2.76 [1.65–4.61] | 2.43 [1.204.93] |
| No | 113(32.5) | 148 (42.5) | 1 | ||
| Chat chewing | Yes | 46 (13.2) | 45 (13.0) | 1.10 [0.67–1.72] | – |
| No | 126(36.2) | 131 (37.6) | 1 | ||
| Alcohol history | Yes | 74 (21.2) | 34 (9.8) | 3.15 [1.95–5.10] | 2.98 [1.506.00] |
| No | 98 (28.2) | 142 (40.8) | 1 | 1 | |
| Type of facility | PHCU | 124(35.6) | 128 (36.8) | 0.96 [0.61–1.55] | – |
| Hospital | 48 (13.8) | 48 (13.8) | 1 | ||
| Stigma | Yes | 124(35.6) | 90 (25.9) | 2.47 [1.58–3.85] | 2.01 [1.203.41] |
| No | 48 (13.8) | 86 (24.7) | 1 | 1 | |