Research Article
Detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Rifampicin Resistance Using GeneXpert MTB/RIF Assay at Enat Hospital, Central Ethiopia
Table 2
Association of study participant characteristics to the prevalence of TB at Enat Hospital, Merhabete district, Central Ethiopia, 2020 (
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| Variables | M. tuberculosis result by GeneXpert™ | Total (%) () | AOR (95% CI) | value | Detected (%) () | Not detected (%) () |
| Age (years) | | | | | | 16-32 | 9 (20.4) | 33 (78.6) | 42 (24.7) | 1.00 | | 33-48 | 7 (15.9) | 37 (84.1) | 44 (25.9) | 0.69 (0.23-2.07) | 0.51 | 49-64 | 2 (3.7) | 52 (96.3) | 54 (31.8) | 0.14 (0.02-0.69) | 0.01 | ≥65 | 1 (3.3) | 29 (96.7) | 30 (17.6) | 0.12 (0.01-1.05) | 0.06 | Sex | | | | | | Male | 12 (10.9) | 98 (89.1) | 110 (64.3) | 1.00 | | Female | 7 (11.7) | 53 (88.3) | 60 (35.1) | 1.07 (0.40-2.90) | 0.88 | Family size | | | | | | 1-3 | 6 (18.8) | 26 (81.2) | 32 (18.8) | 1.00 | | 4-5 | 6 (10.3) | 52 (89.7) | 58 (34.1) | 0.50 (0.14-1.70) | 0.26 | ≥6 | 7 (8.8) | 73 (91.2) | 80 (47.1) | 0.41 (0.12-1.35) | 0.14 | Residence area | | | | | | Rural | 11 (11.3) | 86 (88.7) | 97 (57.1) | 1.00 | | Urban | 8 (11.0) | 65 (89.0) | 73 (42.9) | 0.96 (0.36-2.52) | 0.93 | Patient HIV status | | | | | | HIV positive | 12 (20.7) | 46 (79.3) | 58 (34.1) | 1.00 | | HIV negative | 7 (6.7) | 98 (93.3) | 105 (65.9) | 0.27 (0.10-0.74) | 0.01 | TB treatment history | | | | | | Retreatment | 17 (94.4) | 1 (5.6) | 18 (21.2) | 1.00 | | New cases | 2 (1.3) | 150 (98.7) | 152 (78.8) | 0.001 (0.00-0.01) | <0.0001 | Symptoms | | | | | | Fever | 6 (19.4) | 25 (80.6) | 31 (18.2) | 1.00 | | Chest pain | 7 (16.7) | 35 (83.3) | 42 (24.7) | 0.83 (0.24-2.78) | 0.76 | Loss of appetite | 2 (7.4) | 25 (92.6) | 27 (15.9) | 0.33 (0.06-1.81) | 0.20 | Weight loss | 3 (9.4) | 29 (90.6) | 32 (18.8) | 0.43 (0.09-1.90) | 0.26 | Shortness of birth | 1 (3.7) | 26 (96.3) | 27 (15.9) | 0.16 (0.01-1.42) | 0.10 | Bloody mucus with coughing | 0 (0) | 11 (100) | 11 (6.5) | 0.17 (0.01-3.29) | 0.24 | Total | 19 (11.2) | 151 (88.2) | 170 (100) | | |
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