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Table 2 Association between the prevalence of LTBI and risk factors among PLWH at University of Gondar referral hospital, Northwest Ethiopia, 2017

From: Latent tuberculosis infection and associated risk factors among people living with HIV and apparently healthy blood donors at the University of Gondar referral hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Characteristics

QuantiFERON test result

Positive

n (%)

Negative

N (%)

P-value

COR (95% C.I.)

P-value

AOR (95% C.I.)

Contact with TB case

 Yes

31 (73.8)

11 (26.2)

0.0

7.71 (3.2–18.3)

0.003*

5.2 (1.7–15.8)*

 No

19 (26.8)

52 (73.2)

1.0

1.0

Family history with TB

 Yes

26 (74.3)

9 (25.7)

0.0

6.5 (2.6–16)

0.023*

3.8 (1.2–12)*

 No

24 (30.8)

54 (69.2)

1.0

3.79 (1.0)

INH prophylaxis

 Yes

4 (13.8)

25 (86.2)

0.0

0.1 (0.1–0.4)

0.005*

0.1 (0.03–0.6)*

 No

46 (54.8)

38 (45.2)

1.0

1.0

ART status

 Yes

37 (39.8)

56 (60.0)

1.00

 No

13 (65.0)

7 (35.0)

0.04

2.8 (1–7.7)

0.138

2.6 (0.7–9.1)

  1. ART antiretroviral therapy, HIV human immunodeficiency virus, INH isonicotinylhydrazide (Isoniazid)
  2. * P-value = < 0.05