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Table 3 Risk indicators for LTBI in South Omo pastoral communities

From: Latent tuberculosis infection and associated risk indicators in pastoral communities in southern Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study

Variables

 

With LTBI

Without LTBI

COR (95%CI)

AOR (95%CI)

P-value

No (%)

No (%)

Gender

Male

125 (49.8)

126 (50.2)

Ref

  

Female

126 (51.2)

120 (48.8)

1.06 (0.75-1.51)

1.23 (0.80-1.90)

0.350

Age (in year)

≤ 24

38 (45.2)

46 (54.8)

Ref

  

25-44

117 (47.0)

132 (53.0)

1.07 (0.65-1.76)

0.96 (0.50-1.84)

0.904

45-64

89 (59.3)

61 (40.7)

1.77 (1.0-3.03)

1.40 (0.67-2.94)

0.376

65+

6 (54.5)

5 (45.6)

1.45 (0.41-5.13)

1.43 (0.32-6.50)

0.640

Religion

Christian

87 (57.6)

64 (42.4)

Ref

  

Others

164 (47.4)

182 (52.6)

0.66 (0.45-0.96)

0.67 (0.39-1.23)

0.211

Marital status

Married

195 (51.2)

186 (48.8)

Ref

  

Unmarried

23 (41.1)

33 (58.9)

0.86 (0.50-1.48)

0.63 (0.29-1.38)

0.249

Others

33 (55.0)

27 (45.0)

0.57 (0.27-1.19)

0.99 (0.50-1.95)

0.976

Education status

Illiterate

211 (50.2)

209 (49.8)

Ref

  

Literate

40 (51.9)

37 (48.1)

1.07 (0.66-1.74)

1.42 (0.71-2.85)

0.326

Occupation

Pastoral

208 (50.5)

204 (49.5)

Ref

  

Other

43 (50.6)

42 (49.4)

1.00 (0.63-1.60)

0.77 (0.38-1.55)

0.463

District

Benatsemay

53 (41.4)

75 (58.6)

Ref

  

Hamer

52 (44.8)

64 (55.2)

1.15 (0.69-1.91)

1.15 (0.59-2.22)

0.682

Dasanech

68 (64.8)

37 (35.2)

2.35 (1.36-4.05)

2.62 (1.30-5.28)

0.007

Ngangatom

24 (54.5)

20 (45.5)

1.70 (0.85-3.39)

1.30 (0.43-3.99)

0.641

Selamago

34 (54.8)

28 (45.2)

1.72 (0.93-3.12)

1.77 (0.86-3.65)

0.123

Malee

20 (47.6)

22 (52.4)

1.29 (0.64-2.59)

1.49 (0.65-3.59)

0.344

Health status

Normal

177 (48.1)

191 (51.9)

Ref

  

Sick

74 (57.4)

55 (42.6)

1.45 (1.97-2.17)

1.24 (0.76-2.02)

0.393

BMI

< 18.5

88 (57.5)

65 (42.5)

Ref

  

18.5-24.99

147 (47.7)

161 (52.3)

0.67 (0.46-1.00)

0.75 (0.49-1.19)

0.221

> 25

7 (41.2)

10 (58.8)

0.52 (0.19-1.43)

0.54 (0.17-1.76)

0.307

Contact history

Yes

90 (54.5)

75 (45.5)

Ref

  

No

154 (47.8)

168 (52.2)

0.76 (0.52-1.11)

0.74 (0.47-1.17)

0.201

Unknown

7

3

1.94 (0.49-7.78)

1.99 (0.44-9.02)

0.374

Number of family

< 5

165 (54.6)

137 (45.4)

Ref

  

5-10

72 (43.6)

93 (56.4)

0.64 (0.44-0.94)

0.65 (0.42-0.99)

0.045

> 10

14 (46.7)

16 (53.3)

0.73 (0.34-1.54)

0.73 (0.31-1.73)

0.479

Tobacco smoking

Yes

138 (52.1)

127 (47.9)

Ref

  

No

108 (48.9)

113 (51.1)

0.89 (0.62-1.27)

1.08 (0.69-1.70)

0.736

Alcoholism

Yes

184 (52.0)

170 (48.0)

Ref

  

No

67 (46.9)

76 (53.1)

0.82 (0.55-1.20)

0.70 (0.43-1.14)

0.150

Hospitalization

Yes

31 (47.7)

34 (52.3)

Ref

  

No

220 (50.9)

212 (49.1)

1.12 (0.68-1.92)

1.05 (0.57-1.94)

0.872

Imprison

Yes

15 (45.5)

18 (54.5)

Ref

  

No

236 (50.9)

228 (49.1)

1.24 (0.61-2.53)

1.37 (0.59-3.20)

0.872

Raw milk consumption

No

20 (51.3)

19 (48.7)

Ref

  

Yes sometimes

46 (59.7)

31 (40.3)

1.41 (0.64-3.06)

1.24 (0.49-3.13)

0.649

Yes always

185 (48.6)

196 (51.4)

0.90 (0.46-1.73)

0.63 (0.28-1.40)

0.255

Raw meat consumption

No

76 (52.4)

69 (47.6)

Ref

  

Yes sometimes

149 (47.6)

164 (52.4)

0.83 (0.57-1.22)

1.02 (0.56-1.88)

0.946

Yes always

26 (66.7)

13 (33.3)

1.82 (0.87-3.81)

2.89 (1.09-7.66)

0.033

BCG Scar

No

38 (46.9)

43 (53.1)

Ref

  

Yes

213 (51.2)

203 (48.8)

1.19 (0.74-2.91)

0.95 (0.54-1.67)

0.869

Sharing of drink materials with TB Patients

No

226 (52.8)

203 (47.2)

Ref

  

Yes

24 (63.2)

14 (36.8)

1.53 (0.77-3.04)

1.13 (0.71-2.99)

0.847

  1. Note No number, BMI Body Mass Index, BCG Bacille Calmette Guerin
  2. Boldfaces are the variable that showed statistically significant either in crude and/or adjusted odds ratios
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