Active Tuberculosis Case Finding in Port-au-Prince, Haiti: Experiences, Results, and Implications for Tuberculosis Control Programs

Table 4

Logistic regression of factors associated with AFB smear-positivity.

Patient variable	Univariate regression				Multivariable regression
		OR	95% CI	value		OR	95% CI	value
Age > 30 years	101	0.29	0.13, 0.69	0.005	99	0.30	0.11, 0.83	0.021
Female gender	108	0.97	0.45, 2.10	0.93		1.21	0.45, 3.21	0.71
HIV infection	106	0.19	0.08, 0.45	<0.0001		0.26	0.10, 0.70	0.008
Mucous/sanguineous sputum	106	4.50	1.89, 10.74	0.001		6.75	2.25, 20.25	0.001

Adjusted for age, gender, HIV serostatus, and sputum characteristics.