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Table 2 Exposure status to different TB risk factors and proportions of TB positive participants at Goba and Robe Hospitals, 2012

From: Smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis and its risk factors among tuberculosis suspect in South East Ethiopia; a hospital based cross-sectional study

Characteristics

N (%) SPTB

Crude OR (95% CI)

P-value

Previous TB infection

   

     Yes

8(22.2)

1.30[0.56-2.90]

0.544

     No

28(77.8)

1

 

Family History of TB

   

     Yes

10(27.8)

2.10[0.96-4.60]

0.064

     No

26(72.2)

1

 

Contact with active TB patient

   

     Yes

12(33.3)

2.40[1.20-5.10]

0.021

     No

24(66.7)

1

 

Smoking cigarette regularly

   

     Yes

9(25.0)

4.20[1.8-9.80]

0.001

     No

27(75.0)

1

 

Drinking alcohol regularly

   

     Yes

5(13.9)

1.00[0.38-2.74]

0.974

     No

31(86.1)

1

 

HIV sero-status

   

     Positive

16(44.4)

10.50[4.80-22.80]

<0.001

     Negative

20(55.6)

1