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Table 3 Univariate analysis of the association between smear positive PTB and morbidity factors among the inmates in Hadiya Zone prison 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

Duration of cough

≤3 weeks

80 (48.8)

2 (2.5)

78 (97.5)

2.128 (0.523–8.66)

0.532

>3 weeks

84 (51.2)

1 (1.2)

83 (98.8)

1.0

Visit to health institution

No

82 (50)

2 (2.4)

80 (97.6)

2.024 (0.498–8.235)

0.568

Yes

82 (50)

1 (1.2)

81(98.8)

1.0

Having TB symptoms before imprisonment

No

102 (62.2)

3 (2.9)

99 (97.1)

0.173

Yes

62 (37.8)

0

62 (100)

Body mass index (kg/m2)

≤18.5

49 (29.9)

1 (2)

48 (98)

1.0

0.895

>18.5

115 (70.1)

2 (1.7)

113 (98.3)

0.85 (0.138–7.246)