Table 3 Short title: characteristics of new entrants with tuberculosis and risk factors for tuberculosis diagnosis. Detailed title: characteristics of new entrants diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) at any time after entry screening and adjusted risk ratio (ARR), 95 % confidence interval (95 % CI) and P value for the association between exposure category and TB diagnosis at community level (identified in the Enhanced TB Surveillance System (ETS))
TB cases (no. = 350) | TB cases (%) | Adjusted RR | 95 % CI | P value (Wald test) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | ||||||
Female | 149 | (0.17) | Ref. | |||
Male | 201 | (0.18) | 0.91 | 0.70 | 1.18 | 0.48 |
Age (years) | ||||||
16–24 | 117 | (0.13) | Ref. | |||
25–29 | 134 | (0.19) | 1.15 | 0.87 | 1.52 | 0.34 |
30–54 | 83 | (0.20) | 1.05 | 0.73 | 1.49 | 0.81 |
≥55 | 16 | (0.60) | 2.36 | 0.56 | 9.92 | 0.24 |
Visa of entry | ||||||
Student | 197 | (0.14) | Ref. | |||
Work permit | 52 | (0.16) | 0.78 | 0.55 | 1.10 | 0.16 |
Long stay visitor | 9 | (0.14) | 0.81 | 0.40 | 1.65 | 0.56 |
Refugee/Asylum Seeker | 10 | (0.52) | 4.27 | 2.24 | 8.13 | <0.01 |
Incidence of TB in country of origin (cases per 100,000 population per year) | ||||||
40–150 | 25 | (0.04) | Ref. | |||
151–250 | 241 | (0.23) | 6.14 | 3.77 | 10.00 | <0.01 |
251–350 | 55 | (0.25) | 4.93 | 2.40 | 7.61 | <0.01 |
>350 | 19 | (0.36) | 5.53 | 2.14 | 14.33 | <0.01 |