Research Article
The Role of Private Health Sector for Tuberculosis Control in Debre Markos Town, Northwest Ethiopia
Table 3
Comparison of screened and nonscreened TB suspects by their demographic and health-seeking characteristics, Debre Markos Town, February to March 2009.
| | Characteristics | Nonscreened (n = 104) (%) | Screened (n = 186) (%) | Crude OR 95% CI | Adjusted OR 95% CI |
| | Age (years) | | | | | | < 45 | 85 (85.5) | 127 (78.2) | 1.63 (1.05, 2.52) | — | | >45 | 19 (14.6) | 29 (21.7) | 1 | — | | Sex | | | | | | Male | 56 (55.5) | 85 (52.3) | 1.07 (0.78, 1.48) 1 | — | | Female | 45 (45.2) | 74 (47.7) | | — | | Address | | | | | | Urban | 71 (68.3) | 101 (64.6) | 1.00 (0.71, 1.40) | — | | Rural | 33 (31.7) | 55 (35.4) | 1 | — | | Family size | | | | | | < 5 | 20 (19.3) | 37 (23.7) | 0.998 (0.24, 1.24) | — | | >5 | 84 (80.7) | 119 (63.3) | 1 | — | | Occupation | | | | | | Farmer | 32 (30.7) | 49 (31) | 1.33 (0.72, 2.47) | — | | Housewife | 25 (24.0) | 38 (24.3) | 0.99 (0.49, 1.98) | — | | Unemployed | 18 (14.4) | 23 (16.7) | 2.04 (0.97, 4.29) | — | | Student | 11 (11.5) | 18 (11.5) | 1.16 (0.50, 2.66) | — | | Employee | 10 (9.6) | 14 (8.9) | 1.24 (0.53, 2.87) | — | | Merchant | 8 (7.6) | 14 (8.9) | 1 | — | | Literacy | | | | | | Literate | 38 (36.5) | 44 (28.2) | 1.46 (1.04, 1.07) | — | | Illiterate | 66 (63.5) | 112 (71.8) | 1 | — | | Average monthly income | | | | | | < 500 | 67 (65.0) | 121 (77.8) | 0.53 (0.37, 0.76) | 0.55 (0.34, 0.89)a | | > 500 | 37 (35.0) | 35 (22.2) | 1 | 1 | | Private | 58 (55.8) | 32 (19.1) | 5.68 (3.94, 8.20) | 1.84 (1.21, 2.78)a | | Public | 46 (44.2) | 154 (88.4) | 1 | 1 |
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aStatistically significant association; referent values. |
