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Table 4 Bivariate analysis of factors associated with LTBI among international migrants, Brazil (2020)a

From: Factors associated with latent tuberculosis among international migrants in Brazil: a cross-sectional study (2020)

Variables

TST

p-value

Negative

n (%)

Positive

n (%)

Gender

 Female

297 (39%)

106 (14%)

0.10**

 Male

232 (30%)

118 (15%)

 

Color/Race

 Yellow

6 (1%)

5 (1%)

< 0.001**

 White

111 (15%)

35 (5%)

 

 Creole

14 (2%)

3 (0.4%)

 

 Indigenous

26 (3%)

46 (6%)

 

 Brown

270 (35%)

85 (11%)

 

 Black

82 (11%)

42 (5%)

 

 Other

21 (3%)

8 (1%)

 

 Missing

4 (1%)

1 (0.1%)

 

Marital Status

 Married/Stable Union

199 (26%)

86 (11%)

0.004**

 Divorced

15 (2%)

18 (2%)

 

 Single

299 (39%)

119 (16%)

 

 Widow (er)

8 (1%)

0 (0%)

 

Age Range

 18 to 24 years

113 (15%)

46 (6%)

0.96

 25 to 59 years

389 (51%)

163 (21%)

 

 Over 60 years

31 (4%)

12 (2%)

 

Schooling

 Up to 5 years

40 (5%)

24 (4%)

0.21

 5 to 8 years

140 (18%)

61 (8%)

 

 9 to 11 years

231 (30%)

94 (12%)

 

 Over 11 years

104 (14%)

31 (4%)

 

Occupation

 Retired

6 (1%)

1 (0.1%)

0.70

 Unemployed

326 (43%)

134 (18%)

 

 Student

3 (0.4%)

4 (1%)

 

 Never worked

11 (1%)

3 (0.4%)

 

 Undergraduate

4 (1%)

1 (0.1%)

 

 Formal worker

41 (5%)

19 (2%)

 

 Informal worker

127 (17%)

59 (8%)

 

Situation of vulnerability

 Indigenous

7 (1%)

11 (1%)

0.009**

 Asylum/shelter/hostel resident

433 (57%)

168 (22%)

 

 Not in a situation of vulnerability

83 (11%)

37 (5%)

 

 Healthcare worker

0 (0%)

3 (0.4%)

 

 Missing

11 (1%)

6 (1%)

 
  1. aApplied Pearson’s 훘2 or Fisher’s exact test when the expected frequency was less than 5; **p < 0.2