Table 5 Association of socio-demographic characteristics with TST and QFTGIT positivity

Characteristic

COR (95%, CI)

AOR (95%, CI)

COR (95%, CI)

AOR (95%, CI)

Gender:

   Female

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

   Male

1.9 (1.3 - 2.7)

1.8 (1.2- 2.7)

1.1(0.8 - 1.5)

1.2 (0.8 - 1.7)

Age (years):

   18-29

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

   30-44

1.1 (0.7- 1.6)

1.1 (0.7 - 1.7)

1.4 (0.9 - 2.0)

0.8 (0.5 - 1.4)

   45-60

0.7 (0.4 - 1.2)

0.8 (0.4 - 1.3)

1.7 (1.1- 2.7)

1.3 (0.7 - 2.4)

   61+

1.7(0.5 - 6.5)

1.8 (0.4 - 7.1)

2.4 (0.5 - 11.7)

1.4 (0.2 -8.2)

Marital status:

Married:

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Unmarried:

1.3 (0.8 - 2.0)

0.9 (0.5 - 1.6)

0.5 (0.3 - 0.8)

0.5 (0.2 - 0.9)

Other:

0.5 (0.2- 1.4)

0.5 (0.2 - 1.6)

1.0 (0.4- 2.8)

1.6 (0.5 - 4.9)

Occupation :

   Pastoralist

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

   Agro-pastoralist

1.2 (0.7 - 1.9)

0.9 (0.6 - 1.5)

1.4 (0.9 - 2.3)

1.5 (0.9 - 2.6)

   Other

2.1 (0.8 - 5.3)

1.4 (0.5 - 3.8)

1.3 (0.5- 3.3)

1.7 (0.6 - 4.7)

Educational status

   Illiterate:

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

   Literate:

2.2 (1.3 - 3.6)

1.7 (0.9 - 3.0)

1.0 (0.6 -1.7

1.1 (0.6 - 1.9)

BCG scar present

No

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

Yes

1.4 (0.9 - 2.2)

1.4 (0.9 - 2.2)

2.2 (1.3 - 3.6)

2.2 (1.2 -4.1)

Contact with TB pts

   No

Reference

Reference

Reference

Reference

   Yes

1.6 (0.8 - 3.1)

1.6 (0.8 - 3.3)

2.0 (0.9 - 4.7)

2.0 (0.8 - 4.9)

TST

0 mm

Reference

Reference

> 0 < 10 mm

3.5 (2.1- 5.8)

3.5 (2.1- 5.8)

≥ 10 mm

12.1(6.8 - 21.6)

13.6 (7.5- 24.7)