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Table 1 Summary of bivariable analysis of possible socio-economic TB transmission risk factors, n = 505

From: TB transmission is associated with prolonged stay in a low socio-economic, high burdened TB and HIV community in Cape Town, South Africa

Characteristic

Total: N = 505

Non-clustered N = 157 (31%)

Clustered N = 348 (69%)

P-value

OR (95% CI)

Education, n(%)

 No formal education

23 (5)

8 (5)

15 (4)

 

1.00 (reference)

 Some primary school

149 (29)

45 (29)

104 (30)

0.66

1.23 (0.49; 3.11)

 Some high school

248 (49)

75 (48)

173 (50)

0.65

1.23 (0.50; 3.03)

 Matric

81 (16)

27 (17)

54 (15)

0.90

1.07 (0.40; 2.83)

 Tertiary education

4 (1)

2 (1)

2 (1)

0.57

0.53 (0.06;4.53)

Employed, n (%)

163 (32)

53 (34)

110 (32)

0.63

0.91 (0.61;1.35)

Income ZAR, median (IQR)

1600 (1060;2250)

  

0.82*

1.0 (0.99;1.00)

 < 2000

95 (61)

30 (58)

65 (62)

 

1.00 (reference)

 R2000-R5000

57 (37)

19 (36)

38 (37)

0.82

0.92 (0.46;1.86)

 > 5000

4 (2)

3 (6)

1 (1)

0.11

0.15 (0.02;1.54)

Housing Conditions, n (%)

 Informal housing, n (%)

449 (89%)

138 (88)

311 (89)

0.63

0.86 (0.48;1.56)

 Electricity in house, n (%)

486 (96)

150 (96)

336 (96)

0.58

1.31 (0.50;3.38)

 Toilet in house, n (%)

47 (9)

13 (8)

34 (10)

0.59

1.20 (0.61;2.34)

Number of occupants in house, median (IQR); n (%)

3 (2;4)

    

 1–2

214 (42)

65 (41)

149 (42)

 

1.00 (reference)

 3–4

166 (33)

50 (32)

116 (33)

0.96

1.01 (0.65;1.57)

 5 or more

125 (25)

42 (27)

83 (24)

0.54

0.86 (0.54;1.38)

No. of rooms used for sleeping, median (IQR)

1 (1; 2)

    

 1 room

299 (59)

89 (57)

210 (60)

 

1.00 (reference)

 2 rooms

175 (35)

53 (34)

122 (35)

0.91

0.98 (0.65; 1.47)

 3–6 rooms

31 (6)

15 (9)

16 (5)

0.04

0.45 (0.21; 0.95)

Consumed alcohol in last 12 months, n (%)

185 (37)

49 (31)

136 (39)

0.09

1. 41 (0.94; 2.11)

Been to a shebeen in the last12 months, n (%)

113 (22)

29 (18)

84 (24)

0.16

1.40(0.88; 2.25)

Regularly takes a taxi, n (%)

478 (95)

146 (93)

332 (93)

0.27

1.56 (071; 3.45)

Meet group regularly, n (%)

44 (9)

15 (10)

29 (8)

0.65

0.86 (0.45; 1.66)

Number of new sex partners in the last 6 months, n (%):

 0

399 (79)

117 (75)

282 (81)

 

1.00 (reference)

 1–3

106 (21)

40 (25)

66 (19)

0.10

0.68 (0.44; 1.07)

  1. Summary of the bivariable analysis of possible socio-economic TB transmission risk factors by clustered vs. non-clustered cases
  2. *continuous variable; Wilcoxon signed rank test