Research Article
Determinants of Tuberculosis Infection among Adult HIV Positives Attending Clinical Care in Western Ethiopia: A Case-Control Study
Table 1
Sociodemographic factors associated with TB infection among HIV-positive adults in Nekemte town public health facilities, western Ethiopia, 2012.
| | Sociodemographic variables | Cases () | Controls () | value | | (%) | (%) | COR |
| | Sex | | | | | | Male | 58 (48.7) | 107 (45) | 1.16 (0.74, 1.80) | 0.49 | | Female | 61 (51.3) | 131 (55) | 1.00 | | | Age | | | | | | 15–35 years | 62 (52.1) | 140 (58.8) | 1.00 | | | 35 years | 57 (47.9) | 98 (41.2) | 1.31 (0.84, 2.04) | 0.22 | | Educational status | | | | | | No formal education | 49 (41.2) | 57 (23.9) | 4.55 (2.09, 9.90) | 0.000* | | Primary education | 40 (33.6) | 63 (26.5) | 3.34 (1.48, 5.24) | 0.001* | | Secondary education | 20 (16.8) | 65 (27.3) | 1.35 (0.78, 2.34) | 0.28 | | Tertiary education | 10 (8.4) | 53 (22.3) | 1.00 | | | Marital status | | | | | | Single | 21 (17.6) | 73 (30.7) | 1.00 | | | Married | 54 (45.4) | 109 (45.8) | 1.70 (0.95, 2.64) | 0.78 | | Divorced/widowed | 44 (37) | 56 (23.5) | 2.73 (1.49, 5.34) | 0.002* | | Employment status | | | | | | Employed | 42 (35.3) | 113 (43.4) | 1.00 | | | Unemployed | 77 (64.7) | 125 (52.5) | 1.65 (1.05, 2.61) | 0.02* | | Monthly income | | | | | | 650 ETB** | 61 (51.3) | 116 (48.7) | 1.10 (0.71, 1.71) | 0.65 | | ≥650 ETB | 58 (48.7) | 122 (51.3) | 1.00 | | | Residence | | | | | | Urban | 111 (93.3) | 218 (91.6) | 1.27 (0.54, 2.98) | 0.57 | | Rural | 8 (6.7) | 20 (8.4) | 1.00 | |
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Statistically significant.
**1 USD = 18.5 ETB in 2012.
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