Table 1 Patients’ demographics
Patients demographics | Smear-negative PTB not detected with Xpert MTB/RIF assay (%) | Smear-negative PTB detected with MTB/RIF assay (%) | Total | OR | 95% CI | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | ||||||
Male | 177(74.7) | 60(25.3) | 237 | 1.33 | 0.78–2.5 | 0.29 |
Female | 98(79.6) | 25(20.3) | 123 | |||
Age group | ||||||
< 14 year | 36(80) | 9(20) | 45 | _ | _ | _ |
15 to 29 years | 65(89.9) | 8(10.1) | 73 | 0.5 | 0.21–1.39 | 0.2 |
30 to 44 years | 62(81.6) | 14(18.4) | 76 | |||
45 to 59 years | 53(67.9) | 25(32.1) | 78 | 0.95 | 0.50–1.84 | 0.93 |
> 60 years | 59(66.3) | 29(33.7) | 88 | |||
Clinical history | ||||||
New suspects | 205(76.5) | 63(23.5) | 268 | 1.06 | 0.59–1.87 | 0.84 |
Previously treated | 69(77.5) | 20(22.5) | 89 | |||
Loss-to-follow up | 1(33.4) | 2(66.6) | 3 | _ | _ | _ |