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 ().

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)