Table 1 TB positivity as detected by LED microscopy among different socio-demographic factors of prison inmates in North Gondar Zone Prison, using logistic and multivariable logistic regression analysis, N = 250

Age (in years)

0.792

0.537-1.170

0-20

31(12.4)

2(6.5)

29(93.5)

0.906

0.076-10.788

21-30

108(43.2)

15(13.9)

93(86.1)

0.388

0.48-3.141

31-40

51(20.4)

6(11.8)

45(88.2)

0.469

0.52-4.199

41-50

31(12.4)

2(6.5)

29(93.5)

0.906

0.076-10.788

>50

29(11.6)

1(3.4)

28(96.6)

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Educational status

1.247

0.643-2.417

Uneducated

132(52.8)

15(11.4)

117(88.6)

-

-

primary education

94(37.6)

7(7.4)

87(92.6)

-

-

secondary education

22(8.8)

4(18.2)

18(81.8)

-

-

Tertiary education

2(0.8)

0(0)

2(100)

Length of stay in the prisons (in months)

0.651

0.405-1.047

<2

18(7.2)

1(5.6)

17(94.4)

1.382

0.166-11.483

2-6

60(24)

11(18.3)

49(81.7)

0.362

0.145-0.907

6-12

39(15.6)

4(10.3)

35(89.7)

0.711

0.210-2.407

>12

133(53.2)

10(7.5)

123(92.5)

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Number of prisoners per cell

1.249

0.802-1.946

1-100

24(9.6)

0(0)

24(100)

2.454

-

101-200

6(2.4)

1(16.7)

6(83.3)

0759

0.082-7.072

201-300

61(24.4)

8(13.1)

53(86.9)

1.006

0.385-2.628

301-400

68(27.2)

5(7.4)

63(92.6)

1.914

0.641-5.718

401-500

91(36.4)

12(13.2)

79(86.8)

Ref