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Table 1 Univariate analysis of child and maternal characteristics in childhood pulmonary tuberculosis cases and controls

From: Association of childhood pulmonary tuberculosis with exposure to indoor air pollution: a case control study

 

cases (n = 107)

controls (n = 127)

 

n (%)

n (%)

Crude OR (95% CI)

Child Characteristics

Sex

 

Female

55 (51)

74 (58)

 

Male

52 (49)

53 (42)

1.3 (0.8–2.2)

Age

 

≤2

26 (24)

12 (9)

 

> 2 to ≤15

81 (76)

115 (91)

0.3 (0.2–0.7)

Hospitalization since birth

 

No

42 (39)

99 (78)

 

Yes

65 (61)

28 (22)

5.5 (3.1–9.7)

HIV test done

 

No

17 (16)

74 (58)

 

Yes

90 (84)

53 (42)

7.4 (4.0–14)

 HIV positive**

 

No

46 (51)

49 (92)

 

Yes

44 (49)

4 (8)

12 (3.9–35)

 ARV treatment before TB diagnosis#

 

Yes

23 (52)

1 (25)

 

No

21 (48)

3 (75)

3.3 (0.3–34)

Household TB contact

 

No

39 (36)

95 (75)

 

Yes

67 (63)

32 (25)

5.0 (2.8–8.7)

Maternal Characteristics

Caregiver education

 

Post high school

6 (6)

19 (15)

 

High school + below

101 (94)

108 (85)

3.0 (1.1–7.7)

  1. Significant difference in households with different characteristics for both cases and controls are shown in bold
  2. ARV antiretroviral
  3. **n = 143
  4. #n = 48