Tuberculosis Research and Treatment / 2023 / Article / Tab 2 / Research Article
Assessment of Smear-Positive Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Associated Factors among Patients Visiting Health Facilities of Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study Table 2 Behavioural- and clinical-related characteristics of PTB-suspected patients.
Variable Response Total ( , %) Smear-positive PTB COR (95% CI) valueYes ( , %) No ( , %) Contact with suspected TB patients Yes 43 (19.5) 17 (39.5) 26 (60.5) 3.23 (1.12, 4.48) 0.001 No 177 (80.5) 23 (13.0) 154 (87.0) 1 Vaccinate for TB Yes 28 (12.7) 35 (18.2) 23 (82.1) 1.03 (0.36, 2.88) 0.96 No 192 (87.3) 5 (17.9) 157 (81.8) 1 Smoking cigarette Yes 5 (2.3) 3 (60.0) 2 (40.0) 1.36 (1.02, 3.86) 0.03 No 215 (97.7) 37 (17.2) 178 (82.1) 1 Drinking alcohol Yes 46 (20.9) 8 (17.4) 38 (82.6) 1.07 (0.45, 2.51) 0.87 No 174 (78.1) 32 (18.4) 142 (81.6) 1 Drink raw milk Yes 149 (67.7) 26 (17.4) 123 (82.6) 1.16 (0.56, 2.39) 0.68 No 71 (32.3) 14 (19.7) 57 (80.3) 1 Chew chat Yes 26 (11.8) 5 (19.2) 21 (80.8) 0.92 (0.32, 2.62) 0.88 No 194 (88.2) 35 (18.0) 159 (82.0) 1 HIV serostatus Negative 203 (92.3) 37 (18.2) 166 (81.8) 0.96 (0.26, 3.52) 0.95 Positive 17 (7.7) 3 (17.6) 14 (82.4) 1 Previously treated for TB Yes 47 (21.4) 12 (25.5) 35 (74.5) 0.56 (0.26, 1.22) 0.01 No 173 (78.6) 28 (16.2) 145 (83.5) 1 Chronic cough (>2 weeks) Yes 196 (89.1) 161 (82.1) 35 (17.9) 0.83 (0.28, 2.36) 0.04 No 24 (10.9) 19 (79.2) 5 (20.8) 1 Production of sputum/cough Yes 208 (94.5) 38 (18.3) 170 (81.7) 0.71 (1.06, 0.58) 0.04 No 12 (5.5) 2 (16.7) 10 (83.3) 1 CXR normal Yes 195 (88.6) 38 (19.5) 157 (80.5) 2.78 (0.63, 12.3) 0.18 No 25 (11.4) 2 (8.0) 23 (92.0) 1