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TABLE 3.

Explanatory Variables as Potential TB Risk Factors

Variable	Response	Frequency (n=347)	% TB Case (n=148)	OR	95% CI
Recent contact with livestock (within the past 12 months)	No (0)	160	61.6	1.0	0.25–0.75
Recent contact with livestock (within the past 12 months)	Yes (1)	185	38.4	0.43	0.25–0.75
Contact with livestock products	No (0)	20	2.7	1.0	1.81–19.9
Contact with livestock products	Yes (1)	327	97.3	6.0	1.81–19.9
Milk consumption	At least daily (0)	171	33.0	1.0	1.42–4.23
Milk consumption	Not daily (1)	176	67.0	2.5	1.42–4.23
Smoke cigarettes	No (0)	315	84.0	1.0	1.19–7.12
Smoke cigarettes	Yes (1)	32	16.0	2.9	1.19–7.12
Drink alcohol	No (0)	278	73.0	1.0	1.22–4.23
Drink alcohol	Yes (1)	69	27.0	2.3	1.22–4.23

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; TB, tuberculosis.