From: Prevalence and risk factors of latent tuberculosis infection among health care workers in Malaysia
Variable | Total no tested, N | No positive, n (%) | Crude OR | 95% CI OR | Adjusted OR | 95% CI OR |
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Duration of employment | ||||||
<1 year | 131 | 8 (6.1) | 1.00 | Â | Â | Â |
1 to 5 years | 448 | 38 (8.5) | 1.42 | 0.65; 3.14 | 1.11 | 0.44; 2.78 |
6 to 10 years | 168 | 17 (10.1) | 1.73 | 0.72; 4.15 | 1.06 | 0.31; 3.63 |
≥ 11 years | 206 | 38 (18.4) | 3.48* | 1.57; 7.72 | 0.56 | 0.11; 2.76 |
Risk group | ||||||
Low risk | 430 | 45 (10.5) | 1.00 | Â | Â | Â |
High risk | 523 | 56 (10.7) | 1.03 | 0.68; 1.55 | 1.79 | 0.02; 154.20 |
Job category | ||||||
Nurse | 724 | 82 (11.3) | 1.41 | 0.84; 2.38 | 4.65* | 1.10; 19.65 |
Others | 229 | 19 (8.3) | 1.00 | Â | Â | Â |
Workplace | ||||||
Medical Ward | 190 | 26 (13.7) | 1.32 | 0.66; 2.65 | 0.25 | 0.00; 27.53 |
ICU | 149 | 12 (8.1) | 0.73 | 0.33; 1.64 | 0.16 | 0.00; 17.75 |
Emergency Dept | 155 | 18 (11.6) | 1.11 | 0.53; 2.32 | 0.21 | 0.00; 22.14 |
Obstetric | 299 | 31 (10.4) | 0.96 | 0.49; 1.88 | 0.24 | 0.05; 1.10 |
Microbiology Lab | 29 | 0 (0) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Administration | 131 | 14 (10.7) | 1.00 | Â | Â | Â |
Clinical Base | ||||||
Clinical | 822 | 87 (10.6) | 0.99 | 0.54; 1.80 | Â | Â |
Non clinical | 131 | 14 (10.7) | 1.00 | Â | Â | Â |