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Table 3 Association of socio-demographic characteristics and other risk factors with pulmonary tuberculosis in respondents at the Dessie referral hospital, from February to April 2012

From: Smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis among diabetic patients at the Dessie referral hospital, Northeast Ethiopia

Characteristics

PTB infection

COR(95% CI)

AOR(95% CI)

P-value

−ve(n)

+ve(n)

Sex

     

 Male

105

11

3.7(1.04–13.65)

3.6(0.77–16.73)

0.103

 Female

106

3

1.00

1.00

 

Religion

     

 Christian

106

3

1.00

1.00

0.034

 Muslim

105

11

3.7(1.04–13.648)

5.03(1.13–22.42)

 

Place of residence

     

 Urban

128

11

2.38(0.64–8.778)

5.5(1.07–28.20)

0.041

 Rural

83

3

1.00

1.00

 

Smoking

     

 Yes

5

2

6.87(1.21–39.12)

  

 No

206

12

1.00

  

Past history of TB

     

 Yes

20

6

7.16(2.26–22.72)

13.4(2.74–65.73)

0.001

 No

191

8

1.00

1.00

 

Presence of TB patients in the family

     

 Yes

23

5

4.54(1.40–14.72)

9.4(1.82–48.50)

0.007

 No

188

9

1.00

1.00

 

Duration of DM

     

 ≤5 years

129

3

1.00

1.00

0.025

 6–10 years

56

5

3.84(0.88–16.62)

4.01(0.48–16.43)

 

 >10 years

26

6

9.92(2.33–42.24)

8.89(1.88–58.12)

 
  1. −ve = negative.
  2. +ve = positive.