Table 4 Associations between demographics, occupational factors and latent tuberculosis infection using multiple logistic regression
Crude Odds Ratio 95% CIa | Adjusted Odds Ratioa 95% CIb | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | |||
≤ 32 | Reference | Reference | 0.380 |
33–40 | 1.55 [0.77; 3.10] | 0.83 [0.30; 2.29] | 0.712 |
> 40 | 1.37 [0.66; 2.85] | 0.42 [0.11; 1.56] | 0.194 |
Sex (female) | 1.01 [0.83; 1.23] | 0.75 [0.30; 1.92] | 0.552 |
Administrative control measures | 0.78 [0.50; 1.21] | 1.33 [0.53; 3.31] | 0.539 |
Perceived health status (Good) | 1.10 [0.80; 1.51] | 0.99 [0.43; 2.27] | 0.988 |
Contact with TB patients at workplace | 0.87 [0.69; 1.09] | 1.19 [0.45; 3.14] | 0.725 |
Immunosuppression | 0.15 [0.07; 0.32] | 5.82 [1.84; 18.39] | 0.003 |
People living at same house (> 6) | 0.89 [0.65; 1.20] | 0.92 [0.40; 2.14] | 0.853 |
Contact with TB at home | 0.87 [0.51; 1.47] | 1.22 [0.48; 3.12] | 0.680 |
Working time (>8 years) | 0.82 [0.60; 1.12] | 1.91 [0.68; 5.38] | 0.224 |
Employment setting | |||
Administrative | Reference | Reference | 0.983 |
Medical domain | 1.54 [0.68; 3.47] | 1.02 [0.17; 6.31] | 0.980 |
Surgical domain | 1.23 [0.49; 2.71] | 0.95 [0.15; 5.85] | 0.952 |
BCG vaccination | 1.11 [0.90; 1.36] | 0.66 [0.26; 1.65] | 0.373 |
Current smoking (yes) | 1.58 [0.33; 7.61] | 0.00 | 0.999 |
Occupational category | |||
Administrative | Reference | Reference | 0.771 |
Orderly | 0.87 [0.42; 1.80] | 0.55 [0.11; 2.81] | 0.476 |
Nurse | 0.97 [0.45; 2.08] | 0.56 [0.10; 3.17] | 0.511 |
Co-worker TB positive | 0.98 [0.50; 1.90] | 0.93 [0.32; 2.67] | 0.887 |