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Table 2 Adjusted associations of urban priority group and secondary covariates with tuberculosis treatment notification from active case finding (n = 68 709)

From: Evaluating the yield of systematic screening for tuberculosis among three priority groups in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam

 

aOR

95% CI

P valueÞ

Target group

   

 Household contacts¥

1.00

  

 Close contacts

2.07

(1.38–3.11)

 < 0.001

 Urban priority area residents

2.18

(1.69–2.79)

 < 0.001

Sex

   

 Male¥

1.00

  

 Female

0.55

(0.48–0.64)

 < 0.001

Age

   

 < 15 years

0.10

(0.03–0.32)

 < 0.001

 15‒29 years

0.94

(0.74–1.18)

0.577

 30‒44 years¥

1.00

  

 45‒59 years

0.77

(0.65–0.92)

0.003

 ≥ 60 years

0.41

(0.34–0.49)

 < 0.001

Urbanization

   

 Peri-urban¥

1.00

  

 Urban

1.13

(0.93–1.36)

0.211

Health insurance

   

 No¥

1.00

  

 Yes

0.87

(0.74–1.03)

0.103

Cough 2 weeks

   

 No¥

1.00

  

 Yes

2.55

(2.12–3.06)

 < 0.001

Four main TB symptoms§

   

 No¥

1.00

  

 Yes

1.52

(1.02–2.26)

0.039

Any TB symptoms┼

   

 No¥

1.00

  

 Yes

1.46

(0.95–2.25)

0.087

Chest X-ray result

   

 Normal¥

1.00

  

 Abnormal

76.03

(58.72–98.44)

 < 0.001

 No chest X-ray

6.18

(4.69–8.13)

 < 0.001

Previous history of TB

   

 No¥

1.00

  

 Yes

0.90

(0.76–1.08)

0.259

  1. aOR adjusted odds ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. ÞWald test
  3. ¥Referent
  4. ┼Includes (productive) cough, hemoptysis, chest pain or dyspnea, fever, night sweats, and fatigue of any duration
  5. §Includes cough, fever, night sweats and weight loss of any duration