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Table 4 Summary of multivariable analysis between TB transmission and selected socio-economic risk factors (n = 477 casesa)

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

Odds ratio

95% Confidence Interval

P-Value

Age

0.99

0.96; 1.01

0.18

Gender

1.11

0.71; 1.75

0.65

HIV Status

1.32

0.87; 2.02

0.20

Time resident in community (years)

1.05

1.01; 1.09

0.02

Knowing someone who died of TB (last 2 years)

1.60

0.86; 3.00

0.14

Smoked

1.22

0.76;1.95

0.42

Social Score (binary)

1.12

0.72; 1.74

0.62

Economic score (binary)

0.71

0.46–1.12

0.14

  1. Summary of multivariable analysis between TB transmission and selected socio-economic risk factors
  2. a42 cases did not have known HIV status