Table 3. The proportion of smear-positive and the odds of being diagnosed with smear-positive TB across different characteristics in Dale district, Sidama Zone, Southern Ethiopia.

Variable		% smear-positive (95%CI)	Crude OR	Adj OR	p-value
Age	< = 14 years	3.4 (1.8, 5.1)	Ref.	Ref.
	15–24 years	8.2 (6.5, 9.9)	2.51 (1.45, 4.34)	2.50 (1.45, 4.33)	0.95
	25–34 years	5.5 (4.5, 6.5)	1.63 (0.95, 2.79)	1.74 (1.01, 2.97)	0.34
	35–50 years	4.4 (3.6, 5.1)	1.28 (0.76, 2.18)	1.33 (0.78, 2.26)	0.23
	> 50 years	6.5 (0.0, 15.2)	1.94 (0.43, 8.84)	2.21 (0.46, 9.70)	0.91
Sex	Female	4.8 (4.2, 5.4)	Ref.	Ref.
	Male	6.0 (5.1, 6.8)	1.26 (1.03, 1.54)	1.24 (0.99, 1.55)	0.08
Year	2012	6.7 (5.6, 7.8)	Ref.	Ref.
	2013	4.8 (4.1, 5.6)	0.71 (0.55, 0.90)	0.59 (0.45, 0.77)	0.02
	2014	4.8 (4.0, 5.6)	0.70 (0.54, 0.90)	0.66 (0.50, 0.87)	0.03

Adj = Adjusted, OR = Odds Ratio, Ref. = Reference group.