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Table 2 Association of independent variables with the occurrence of EPTB at University of Gondar Hospital, from January 2012 to April 2012, (N = 344)

From: Smear positive extra pulmonary tuberculosis disease at University of Gondar Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia

Variables

EPTB status

COR (CI)

AOR (CI)

P-value

Positive, No (%)

Negative, No (%)

Residence

    

0.346

  Urban

14 (12.5)

98 (87.5)

1.51 (0.73-3.13) *

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  Rural

20 (8.6)

212 (91.4)

1.00

  

Ingestion of raw milk

   

0.162

  Yes

28 (15.1)

158 (84.9)

4.49 (1.81-11.15) * *

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  No

6 (3.8)

152 (96.2)

1.00

  

Monthly income

    

  <400

13 (20.6)

50 (79.4)

13.78 (2.99-63.4)* *

12.9 (2.25-68.02)

0.018

  400-550

14 (13.3)

91 (86.7)

8.15 (1.81-36.83)

9.77 (1.92-49.68) 5.1

 

  551-800

5 (7.4)

63 (92.6)

4.21 (0.79-22.33)

(0.23-31.48) 1.00

 

  >800

2 (1.9)

106 (98.1)

1.00

  

Family size

   

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0.270

  ≤4

20 (12.2)

14 (87.8)

1.00

  

  ≥5

14 (7.8)

166 (92.2)

0.61 (0.29-1.25) *

  

Number of house of rooms

    

  1

28 (9.9)

256 (90.1)

1.42 (.179-11.28) *

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0.106

  2

5 (10.9)

41 (89.1)

1.59 (.169-14.83)

  

  3

1 (7.1)

13 (92.9)

1.00

  

TB contact

    

<0.001

  Yes

19 (26.8)

52 (73.2)

6.29 (3.0-13.17)* * *

6.67 (2.78-16.90)

 

  No

15 (5.5)

258 (94.5)

1.00

1.00

 

History of TB

     

  Yes

16 (34)

31 (66)

8.0 (3.71-17.26)* * *

4.77 (1.86-12.24)

0.001

  No

18 (6.1)

279 (93.9)

1.00

1.00

 

Underlined Diseases

  Yes

23 (19.8)

93 (80.2)

4.88 (2.3-10.4)* * *

2.79 (1.15-6.78)

0.023

  No

11 (4.8)

217 (95.2)

1.00

1.00

 

Specimen

     

  FNAC

28 (12.7)

193 (87.3)

2.40 (1.02-5.69) * *

2.94 (1.07-8.09)

0.036

  Body fluid

6 (4.9)

117 (95.1)

1.00

1.00

 
  1. Key: *** P-value <0.001, ** p-value < 0.05, * p-value >0.05.