Research Article
Determinants of Tuberculosis Infection among Adult HIV Positives Attending Clinical Care in Western Ethiopia: A Case-Control Study
Table 3
Host factors associated with TB infection among HIV-positive adults in Nekemte town public health facilities, western Ethiopia, 2012.
| | Host variables | Cases () | Controls () | value | | (%) | (%) | COR |
| | Smoking | | | | | | Never | 93 (78.21) | 92 (80.7) | 1.00 | | | Past | 19 (16) | 29 (12.2) | 1.35 (0.69, 2.65) | 0.34 | | Current | 7 (5.9) | 17 (7.1) | 0.85 (0.31, 2.27) | 0.72 | | Asthma | | | | | | Yes | 13 (10.9) | 21 (8.8) | 1.26 (0.61, 2.62) | 0.52 | | No | 106 (89.1) | 217 (91.2) | 1.00 | | | Diabetic mellitus | | | | | | Yes | 16 (13.4) | 10 (4.2) | 3.54 (1.55, 8.07) | 0.002* | | No | 103 (86.6) | 228 (95.8) | 1.00 | | | Taking ART | | | | | | Yes | 77 (64.7) | 146 (61.3) | 1.15 (0.73, 1.82) | 0.53 | | No | 42 (35.3) | 92 (38.7) | 1.00 | | | Taking IPT | | | | | | Yes | 46 (38.7) | 114 (59.2) | 1.00 | | | No | 73 (61.3) | 124 (40.8) | 1.40 (0.93, 2.28) | 0.09 | | Previous history of TB | | | | | | Yes | 32 (26.9) | 46 (19.3) | 1.53 (0.91, 2.57) | 0.10 | | No | 87 (73.1) | 192 (80.7) | 1.00 | | | Presence of TB (family) | | | | | | Yes | 36 (30.3) | 57 (23.9) | 1.37 (0.84, 2.25) | 0.20 | | No | 83 (69.7) | 181 (76.1) | 1.00 | | | History of pneumonia | | | | | | Yes | 17 (14.3) | 14 (5.9) | 2.60 (1.26, 5.61) | 0.01* | | No | 102 (85.7) | 224 (94.1) | 1.00 | | | History of RTI | | | | | | Yes | 20 (16.8) | 38 (16) | 1.06 (0.58, 1.92) | 0.83 | | No | 99 (83.2) | 200 (84) | 1.00 | |
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