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Table 2 TST results versus various socio demographic factors [multivariate logistic regression] (N = 286)

From: Latent tuberculosis among pregnant mothers in a resource poor setting in Northern Tanzania: a cross-sectional study

INPUT VARIABLES

OUTCOMES

TST POSITIVE

TST NEGATIVE

p-VALUE

ODDS RATIOS

95% CI Lower Bound

95% CI Upper Bound

AGE

> = 30 yrs

23(35.4%)

42(64.6%)

.147

1.573

.853

2.899

 

<30 yrs

63(28.4%)

159(71.6%)

.

.

.

.

HIV STATUS

HIV NEGATIVE

84(30.8%)

189(69.2%)

.460

1.658

.443

6.345

 

HIV POSITIVE

3(23.1%)

10(76.9%)

.

.

.

.

ETHNIC TRIBE

CHAGGA

16(21.6%)

58(78.4%)

.027

.474

.247

.919

 

PARE

8(29.6%)

19(70.4%)

.664

.819

.332

2.019

 

NYATURU

11(39.3%)

17(60.7%)

.640

1.222

.528

2.830

 

SAMBAA

2(10.5%)

17(89.5%)

.045

.214

.047

0.968

 

OTHERS

50(36.2%)

88(63.8%)

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  1. NB
  2. a The last outcome from each category was used as the reference category during multinomial regression
  3. b Row percentages add up to 100%
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