Research Article

Smear-Positive Tuberculosis Prevalence and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women Attending Antinatal Care in North Gondar Zone Hospitals, Ethiopia

Table 2

Prevalence of smear-positive TB detected by selected sociodemographic and clinical factors of pregnant women in North Gondar Zone ().

VariablesPositive for FMCrude OR (95%)Adjusted OR (95%) value
YesNo

Family size
 ≥583257.68 (2.025–29.122)
 1–439361

Diabetics
 Positive11111.364 (1.338–96.546)
 Negative1012501

Residence
 Urban63363.304 (1.002–10.89)2.28 (1.419–3.158)0.015
 Rural59251

Family TB history
 Yes5192.62 (1.70–4.06)2.12 (1.371–3.451)0.001
 No612421

HIV status
 Positive41086.101 (1.758–21.170)7.24 (2.01–26.03)0.002
 Negative711531

Statistically significant for tuberculosis at value <0.05; FM: fluorescence microscopy; OR: odds ratio.