Table 2 Frequency of child, maternal and household characteristics of childhood pulmonary tuberculosis cases and controls
|  | cases (n = 107) | controls (n = 127) | Crude OR (p-value) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | |||
Household Characteristics | ||||
Type of home | ||||
| Â | Formal | 71 (66) | 97 (76) | Â |
Informal | 36 (34) | 30 (24) | 1.6 (0.9–2.9) | |
Total number of rooms in the household | ||||
|  | ≥4 | 60 (56) | 86 (68) |  |
1–3 | 47 (44) | 41 (32) | 0.6 (0.4–1.04) | |
Presence of an opening window | ||||
| Â | All or some rooms | 95 (89) | 116 (91) | Â |
No room | 12 (11) | 11 (9) | 0.7 (0.3–1.8) | |
Visible surface water stains/dampness | ||||
| Â | No room | 28 (26) | 49 (39) | Â |
All or some rooms | 79 (74) | 78 (61) | 1.8 (1.01–3.1) | |
Visible mold growth presence | ||||
| Â | No room | 57 (53) | 79 (62) | Â |
All or some rooms | 50 (47) | 48 (38) | 0.1 (0.9–2.4) | |
Burning of incense | ||||
| Â | No room | 63 (59) | 76 (60) | Â |
All or some rooms | 44 (41) | 51 (40) | 1.04 (0.6–1.8) | |
Primary cooking fuel | ||||
| Â | Clean | 91 (85) | 119 (94) | Â |
Mix + Dirty | 16 (15) | 8 (6) | 2.6 (1.1–6.4) | |
Secondary cooking fuel | ||||
| Â | None+ Clean | 57 (53) | 82 (65) | Â |
Mix + Dirty | 50 (47) | 45 (35) | 1.6 (0.9–2.7) | |
Secondhand smoke | ||||
| Â | No | 56 (52) | 82 (65) | Â |
Yes | 51 (48) | 45 (35) | 1.7 (0.98–2.8) | |
Crowding (persons per room) | ||||
|  | ≤2 | 64 (60) | 93 (73) |  |
> 2 | 43 (40) | 34 (27) | 1.8 (1.1–3.2) | |