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Table 3 Adjusted Odds Ratio of exposure status to different TB risk factors and proportions of TB positive participants at Goba and Robe Hospitals, 2012

From: Smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis and its risk factors among tuberculosis suspect in South East Ethiopia; a hospital based cross-sectional study

Characteristics

N (%) SPTB

Crude OR (95% CI)

P-value

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

P- value

Residence

     

     Urban

26(72.2)

2.28[1.07-4.87]

0.033

-

-

     Rural

10(27.8)

1

 

-

 

Age (yrs)

     

     16-35

8(22.2)

1

 

1

 

     >36

28(77.8)

2.97[1.32-6.71]

0.032

3.54[1.3-9.82]

0.015

Marital status

     

     Unmarried

16(44.4)

2.22[1.11-4.47]

0.025

8.40[3.02-23.20]

<0.001

     Married

20(55.6)

1

 

1

 

Living Situation

     

     In prison & on street

3(8.3)

7.98[1.71-37.20]

0.008

-

-

     With family

33(91.7)

1

 

-

 

Family size

     

     >5

14(38.9)

2.30[1.10-4.70]

0.020

4.10[1.60-10.80]

0.004

     ≤5

22(61.1)

1

 

1

 

Active TB patient contact

     

     Yes

12(33.3)

2.40[1.20-5.10]

0.021

5.90[2.30-15.30]

<0.001

     No

24(66.7)

1

 

1

 

Smoking cigarette

     

     Yes

9(25.0)

4.20[1.8-9.80]

0.001

3.90[1.20-12.40]

0.021

     No

27(75.0)

1

 

1

 

HIV sero-status

     

     Positive

16(44.4)

10.50[4.80-22.80]

<0.001

11.70[4.30-31.70]

<0.001

     Negative

20(55.6)

1

 

1