| Risk factors |
TB status |
Total N=415 (%) |
P-value |
OR (95% CI) |
| Smear positive N=72 (%) |
Smear negative N=343 (%) |
Sex
Male
Female |
37 (15.9)
35 (19.1) |
195 (84.1)
148 (80.9) |
232 (55.9)
183 (44.1) |
0.396 |
0.802 (0.482-1.335) |
Residence area
Urban
Rural |
22 (14.8)
50 (18.8) |
127 (85.2)
216 (81.2) |
149 (35.9)
266 (64.1) |
0.290 |
0.745 (0.431-1.288) |
BCG Vaccination Status
Present
Absent |
9 (6.9)
63 (22.1) |
121 (93.1)
222 (77.9) |
130 (31.4)
285 (68.7) |
0.000 |
0.262 (0.126-0.545) |
Previous TB exposure
Yes
No |
21 (20.8)
5 1(16.2) |
80 (79.2)
263 (83.8) |
101 (24.3)
314 (75.7) |
0.294 |
1.354 (0.768-2.385) |
Shoe wearing
Yes
No |
51 (15.4)
21 (25.0) |
280 (84.6)
63 (75.0) |
331 (79.8)
84 (20.2) |
0.038 |
0.546 (0.307-0.973) |
Soap usage
Yes
No |
17 (13.9)
55 (18.8) |
105 (86.1)
238 (81.2) |
122 (29.4)
293 (70.6) |
0.236 |
0.701 (0.388-1.264) |
Fingernail
Trimmed
Untrimmed |
15( 11.6)
57 (19.9) |
114 (88.4)
229 (80.1) |
129 (31.1)
286 (68.9) |
0.039 |
0.529 (0.287-0.974) |
|
| TB - Tuberculosis; BCG - Bacillus Calmat and Guerin; OR - Odds Ratio |
| Table 2: Tuberculosis infection and associated risk factors among 415 tuberculosis suspects attending Gondar University Hospital and Poly Clinic, North West Ethiopia,
2008. |
