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Table 1 Univariate analysis of the association between smear positive PTB and socio-demographic and behavioral factors among the prison population in Hadiya Zone from May to June 2013

From: Prevalence of smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis and associated risk factors among prisoners in Hadiya Zone prison, Southern Ethiopia

Variable

Label

No. tested (%)

No. positive (%)

No. negative (%)

Crude OR (95 % CI)

P value

Sex

Female

3 (1.8)

0

3 (100)

0.811

Male

161 (98.2)

3 (1.9)

159 (98.1)

Age (in years)

12–24

43 (26.2)

1 (2.3)

42 (97.7)

1.0

0.585

25–34

60 (36.6)

2 (3.3)

58 (96.7)

1.46 (0.33–5.88)

35–44

34 (20.7)

0

34 (100)

>44

27 (16.5)

0

27 (100)

Marital status before imprisonment

Single

57 (34.8)

1 (1.8)

56 (98.2)

1.0

0.989

Married

106 (64.6)

2 (1.9)

104 (98.1)

1.05 (0.278–4.33)

Educational status

Uneducated

36 (22)

0

36 (100)

0.804

Primary

107 (65.2)

3 (2.8)

104 (97.2)

Secondary

17 (10.4)

0

17 (100)

C. graduate

4 (2.4)

0

4 (100)

Occupation before imprisonment

G. employee

7 (4.3)

0

7 (100)

0.909

Farmer

97 (59.2)

3 (3.1)

94 (96.9)

P. employee

38 (23.2)

0

38 (100)

Student

13 (7.9)

0

13 (100)

House wife

2 (1.2)

0

2 (100)

Others

6 (3.7)

0

6 (100)

Unemployed

1 (0.6)

0

1 (100)

 

Residence place

Rural

118 (72)

3 (2.5)

115 (97.5)

0.275

Urban

46 (28)

0

46 (100)

Cigarette smoking

No

74 (45.1)

1 (1.4)

73 (98.6)

1

0.45

Yes

90 (54.9)

2 (2.2)

88 (97.8)

2.47 (0.61–10.072)