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. 2020 Sep 21;103(5):1818–1826. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-0244

Table 3.

Factors associated with children’s odds of TBI

Variable Odds ratio (95% CI)
Age 5 years or older. Referent group: younger than 5 years 1.7 (1.2–2.4)**
Known contact with TB. Referent group: no reported TB contact 3.8 (2.8–5.2)
Mother or primary caregiver with known TB. Referent group: no reported TB contact or known TB contact not a primary caregiver or mother 1.8 (1.2–2.8)**
High-burden municipality. Referent group: low-burden municipality (TBI prevalence < 7%) 2.4 (1.8–3.2)***

TBI = tuberculosis infection.

**

P-value < 0.05.

*** P-value < 0.001.