Table 4 Factors assessed for associated with positivity when considering concentration and molecular method in Addis Ababa
Variables | Concentration method % (n/N) | OR [95% CI] | P-value | PCR method % (n/N) | OR [95% CI] | P-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Positive | Negative | Positive | Negative | ||||||
Sex | Female | 63.0 (46/73) | 37.0 (27/73) | 1 | 0.6 | 67.8 (40/59) | 32.2 (19/59) | 1 | 0.8 |
Male | 67.8 (40/59) | 32.2 (19/59) | 1.2 [0.6–2.5] | 69.8 (51/73) | 30.1 (22/73) | 0.9 [0.4–1.9] | |||
Age | 18–27 | 65.2 (45/69) | 34.8 (24/69) | 0.8 [0.3–2.0] | 66.7 (46/69) | 33.3 (23/69) | 0.5 [0.2–1.5] | ||
28–37 | 71.4 (20/28) | 28.6 (8/28) | 1.9 [0.7–5.0] | 0.6 | 78.6 (22/28) | 21.4 (6/28) | 1.7 [0.6–4.4] | 0.2 | |
38–47 | 50.0 (11/22) | 50 (11/22) | 1.9 [0.214.2] | 54.5 (12/22) | 45.5 (10/22) | 0.7 [0.1–6.7] | |||
48–57 | 50.0 (2/4) | 50.0 (2/4) | 0.2 [0.03–2.0] | 75.0 (3/4) | 25.0 (1/4) | 0.2 [0.02–2.1] | |||
≥58 | 88.9 (8/9) | 11.1 (1/9) | 1 | 88.9 (8/9) | 11.1 (1/9) | 1 | |||
Resident | Rural | 66.1 (39/59) | 33.9 (20/59) | 1 | 0.8 | 69.8 (51/73) | 30.2 (22/73) | 1 | 0.8 |
Urban | 64.4 (47/73) | 35.6 (26/73) | 0.9 [0.5–1.9] | 67.8 (40/59) | 32.2 (19/59) | 1.1 [0.5–2.3] | |||
Tenderness of LN | Non-tender | 73.2 (48/65) | 26.8 (17/65) | 1 | 0.04 | 78.5 (51/65) | 21.5 (14/65) | 1 | 0.02 |
Tender | 56.7 (38/67) | 43.3 (29/67) | 0.5 [0.2–0.9] | 59.7 (40/67) | 40.3 (27/67) | 0.4 [0.2–0.8] | |||
Increasing of LN | Slow | 71.9 (23/32) | 28.1 (9/32) | 1 | 0.6 | 81.3 (26/32) | 18.7 (6/32) | 1 | 0.03 |
Moderate | 62.2 (46/74) | 37.8 (28/74) | 0.7 [0.2–2.3] | 68.9 (51/74) | 31.1 (23/74) | 0.3 [0.1–0.8] | |||
Fast | 65.4 (17/26) | 34.6 (9/26) | 1.2 [0.4–2.9] | 53.8 (14/26) | 46.2 (12/26) | 0.5 [0.2–1.3] | |||
No of LN | Single | 74.0 (34/46) | 26.0 (12/46) | 1 | 0.3 | 82.6 (38/46) | 17.2 (8/46) | 1 | 0.1 |
Few | 60.3 (41/68) | 39.7 (27/68) | 0.5 [0.1–1.8] | 61.7 (42/68) | 38.2 (26/68) | 0.3 [0.1–1.1] | |||
Many | 61.1 (11/18) | 38.9 (7/18) | 1.0 [0.3–3.0] | 61.1 (11/18) | 38.9 (7/18) | 0.9 [0.3–2.8] | |||
Mobility LN | Non-mobile | 61.4 (59/96) | 38.6 (37/96) | 1 | 0.15 | 64.6 (62/96) | 35.4 (34/96) | 1 | 0.1 |
Mobile | 75.0 (27/36) | 25.0 (9/36) | 0.5 [0.2–1.2] | 80.5 (29/36) | 19.5 (7/36) | 0.4 [0.2–1.1] | |||
Types of aspirate | Purulent | 60.0 (49/86) | 40 (37/86) | 1 | 63.9 (55/86) | 36.1 (31/86 | 1 | ||
Caseous | 91.9 (34/37) | 8.1 (3/37) | 1.8 [0.6–11.3] | 0.18 | 83.8 (31/37) | 16.2 (6/37) | 1.4 [0.4–5.6] | 0.62 | |
Hemorrhagic | 33.3 (3/9) | 66.7 (6/9) | 0.12 [0.1–0.4] | 55.5 (5/9) | 44.5 (4/9) | 03 [0.1–0.9] | |||