Table 1 Risk factors associated with pulmonary TB among women with cough attending FP and MCH clinics.
Patient characteristics | Smear positive TB patients n (%) | Smear negative patients n (%) | Total n (%) | Odds ratio (95%CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age distribution | ||||
15 to 34 yrs | 23/27 (85.2) | 619/684 (90.5) | 642/711 (90.3) | 1.66 (0.56–4.94) |
> 34 years | 4/27 (14.8) | 65/684 (9.5) | 69/711 (9.7) | |
Marital status | ||||
Married or cohabiting | 17/27 (63.0) | 481/686 (70.1) | 498/713 (69.8) | 1.4 (0.62–3.07) |
Single, divorced, or widow | 10/27 (37.0) | 205/686 (29.9) | 215/713 (30.2) | |
Education Level | ||||
Primary school | 24/27 (88.9) | 636/686 (92.7) | 660/713 (92.6) | 1.6 (0.46–5.46) |
> primary school | 3/27 (11.1) | 50/686 (7.3) | 45/713 (6.3) | |
Occupation | ||||
House wife | 19/26 (73.1) | 374/685 (54.6) | 393/711 (55.3) | 1.9 (0.85–4.25) |
Employed | 1/26 (3.8) | 19/685 (2.8) | 20/711 (2.8) | |
Self employed | 6/26 (23.1) | 292/685 (42.6) | 298/711 (41.9) | |
Cough duration* | ||||
Two weeks or more | 13/27 (48.1) | 114. 686 (16.6) | 127/713 (17.8) | 1.6 (0.59–4.49) |
Less than 2 weeks | 14/27 (51.9) | 572/686 (83.4) | 586/713 (82.2) | |
Clinic of attendance | ||||
MCH | 22/27 (81.5) | 487/686 (71.0) | 509/713 (71.4) | 1.8 (0.67–4.81) |
FP | 5/27 (18.5) | 199/686 (29.0) | 204/713 (28.6) | |
Place of 1 st consultation | ||||
Government facility | 6/22 (27.3) | 75/388 (19.3) | 81/410 (19.8) | |
Private facility | 9/22 (40.9) | 96/388 (24.7) | 105/410 (25.6) | |
Pharmacy | 7/22 (31.8) | 208/388 (53.6) | 215/410 (52.4) | |
Traditional healer | 0 | 9/388 (2.3) | 9/410 (2.2) | |
No of visit to any facility | ||||
More than one visit | 15/21 (71.4) | 104/387 (26.9) | 119/408 (29.2) | 6.8 (95%CI 2.57–18.0) |
Only one visit | 6/21 (28.6) | 283/387 (73.1) | 289/408 (70.8) | |
HIV/AIDS self reported | ||||
HIV/AIDS positive | 10/18 (55.6) | 43/196 (21.9) | 53/214 (24.8) | 4.4 (1.65–11.96) |
HIV/AIDS negative | 8/18 (44.4) | 153/196 (78.1) | 161/214 (75.2) |