Table 4.
Bivariate analysis of factors associated with LTBI among international migrants, Brazil (2020)a
| Variables | TST | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Negative n (%) |
Positive n (%) |
||
| Gender | |||
| Female | 297 (39%) | 106 (14%) | 0.10** |
| Male | 232 (30%) | 118 (15%) | |
| Color/Race | |||
| Yellow | 6 (1%) | 5 (1%) | < 0.001** |
| White | 111 (15%) | 35 (5%) | |
| Creole | 14 (2%) | 3 (0.4%) | |
| Indigenous | 26 (3%) | 46 (6%) | |
| Brown | 270 (35%) | 85 (11%) | |
| Black | 82 (11%) | 42 (5%) | |
| Other | 21 (3%) | 8 (1%) | |
| Missing | 4 (1%) | 1 (0.1%) | |
| Marital Status | |||
| Married/Stable Union | 199 (26%) | 86 (11%) | 0.004** |
| Divorced | 15 (2%) | 18 (2%) | |
| Single | 299 (39%) | 119 (16%) | |
| Widow (er) | 8 (1%) | 0 (0%) | |
| Age Range | |||
| 18 to 24 years | 113 (15%) | 46 (6%) | 0.96 |
| 25 to 59 years | 389 (51%) | 163 (21%) | |
| Over 60 years | 31 (4%) | 12 (2%) | |
| Schooling | |||
| Up to 5 years | 40 (5%) | 24 (4%) | 0.21 |
| 5 to 8 years | 140 (18%) | 61 (8%) | |
| 9 to 11 years | 231 (30%) | 94 (12%) | |
| Over 11 years | 104 (14%) | 31 (4%) | |
| Occupation | |||
| Retired | 6 (1%) | 1 (0.1%) | 0.70 |
| Unemployed | 326 (43%) | 134 (18%) | |
| Student | 3 (0.4%) | 4 (1%) | |
| Never worked | 11 (1%) | 3 (0.4%) | |
| Undergraduate | 4 (1%) | 1 (0.1%) | |
| Formal worker | 41 (5%) | 19 (2%) | |
| Informal worker | 127 (17%) | 59 (8%) | |
| Situation of vulnerability | |||
| Indigenous | 7 (1%) | 11 (1%) | 0.009** |
| Asylum/shelter/hostel resident | 433 (57%) | 168 (22%) | |
| Not in a situation of vulnerability | 83 (11%) | 37 (5%) | |
| Healthcare worker | 0 (0%) | 3 (0.4%) | |
| Missing | 11 (1%) | 6 (1%) | |
aApplied Pearson’s 훘2 or Fisher’s exact test when the expected frequency was less than 5; **p < 0.2