Table 7 Environmental- and individual-level factors associated with TB among household contacts (n = 1,276), September 2020 - December 2022
Household and individual factors | TB status | COR [95%CI] | AOR [95%CI] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No (%) | Yes (%) | ||||
Screening approach | Baseline only | 516 (98.9) | 6 (1.1) | 1 | 1 |
Repeat screen | 736 (97.7) | 17 (2.3) | 2 [0.79,5.02] | 0.9 [0.29,2.91] | |
House area | 40–717 m2 | 556 (97.5) | 14 (2.5) | 1 | 1 |
20–40 m2 | 656 (98.6) | 9 (1.4) | 0.5 [0.24,1.24] | 0.4 [0.15,1.12] | |
Electricity use | No | 574 (96.6) | 14 (2.4) | 1 | 1 |
Yes | 677 (98.7) | 9 (1.3) | 0.6 [0.24,1.26] | 0.6 [0.19,1.72] | |
Marital status of index cases | Single | 385 (98.2) | 7 (1.8) | 1 | 1 |
Married | 786 (98.5) | 12 (0.15) | 0.8 [0.33,2.10] | 1.5 [0.42,49.7] | |
Divorced | 41 (95.4) | 2 (4.7) | 2.6 [0.54,12.81] | 4.23 [0.65,27.43] | |
Widowed | 34 (94.4) | 2 (5.6) | 3.3 [0.67,15.75] | 26.9 [2.26,320.71] | |
BMI of contacts | > 20 | 578 (98.8) | 7 (1.2) | 1 | 1 |
<=20 | 573 (97.3) | 16 (2.7) | 2.3 [0.94,5.63] | 1.5 [0.56,4.24] | |
Cough | No | 1,095 (99.6) | 4 (0.4) | 1 | 1 |
Yes | 149 (88.7) | 19 (11.3) | 35 ]11.7,104.0] | 10.9 [2.55,46.37] * | |
Blood in sputum | No | 1,233 (98.4) | 20 91.6) | 1 | 1 |
Yes | 11 (78.6) | 3 (21.4) | 16 [4.32,64.53] | 3.3 [0.69,15.83] | |
Fever | No | 1,192 (98.7) | 16 (1.3) | 1 | 1 |
Yes | 52 (88.1) | 7 (11.9) | 9.9 [3.91,25.22] | 0.9 [0.33,2.98] | |
Night sweating | No | 1,173 (98.7) | 15 (1.3) | 1 | 1 |
Yes | 71 (89.9) | 8 (10.1) | 8.9 [3.67,21.69] | 0.5 [0.14,1.61] | |
Loss of appetite | No | 1,175 (98.7) | 15 (1.3) | 1 | 1 |
Yes | 69 (89.6) | 8 (10.4) | 9 [3.72,22.15] | 0.4 [0.09,1.96] | |
Weight loss | No | 1,198 (98.7) | 16 (1.3) | 1 | 1 |
Yes | 46 (86.8) | 7 (13.20 | 11.4 [4.46,28.96] | 2.5 [0.53,11.64] | |
Chest pain | No | 1,198 (98.4) | 19 (1.6) | 1 | 1 |
Yes | 46 (92.0) | 4 (8.0) | 5.5 [1.80,16.79] | 0.5 [0.15,1.95] | |
Chronic fatigue | No | 1,167 (99.3) | 8 (0.7) | 1 | 1 |
Yes | 75 (8.3) | 15 (16.7) | 29.3 [12.08,71.28] | 6.1 [1.76,21.29] * | |
Contact duration before index case treatment | > 37 days | 622 (8.9) | 7 (1.1) | 1 | 1 |
<= 37 days | 606 (97.4) | 16 (2.6) | 2.2 [0.45,5.56] | 2.1 [0.71,6.15] | |
Daily duration of contact | < 8 h. | 778 (99.2) | 6 (0.8) | 1 | 1 |
>=8Â h. | 399 (95.9) | 17 (4.1) | 5.5 [2.16,13.93] | 4.6 [1.57,13.43] * | |
Age of index cases | Â | Â | Â | 0.9 [0.96,1.02] | 0.9 [0.91,0.99] * |