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Table 2 Risk factors associated with NTM infection among suspected TB patients attending PDCs/hospitals in north-eastern, Tanzania from November 2012 to January 2013

From: Increased isolation of nontuberculous mycobacteria among TB suspects in Northeastern, Tanzania: public health and diagnostic implications for control programmes

 

OR

95 % CI

P value

Gender

0.83

0.42–1.66

0.6

Age

1.02

0.52–2.04

0.95

Location

0.96

0.48–1.9

0.9

Occupation

0.95

0.43–2.1

0.8

HIV positive

3.86

1.79–8.3

0.001*

Previous TB

0.84

0.31–2.26

0.7

  1. OR odd ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. * P value is statistically significant at P < 0.05
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BMC Research Notes

ISSN: 1756-0500

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