Tuberculosis at Farmer-Cattle Interface in the Rural Villages of South Gondar Zone of Northwest Ethiopia
Table 1
Association of demographic factors with awarness to zoonotic transmission of TB among AFB culture positive TB patients , South Gondar Zone, northwest Ethiopia (2015–2017).
Demographic factors
Number of respondents (%)
Aware of zoonotic TB
COR (95% CI)
AOR (95% CI)
‐value
Yes (%)
No (%)
Patient origin
Dera
26 (23.4)
6 (23.1)
20 (76.9)
1.00
1.00
Ebinat
10 (9)
2 (20)
8 (80)
0.83 (0.13–5.03)
0.66 (0.39–1.28)
0.842
Este
15 (13.5)
1 (6.7)
14 (93.3)
0.23 (0.02–2.20)
0.25 (0.01–2.53)
0.178
Farta
9 (8.1)
2 (22.2)
7 (77.8)
0.95 (0.15–5.86)
0.63 (0.02–5.53)
1.00
Fogera
35 (31.5)
13 (37.1)
22 (62.9)
1.96 (0.62–6.16)
1.99 (0.58–8.02)
0.240
Gayint
6 (5.4)
3 (50)
3 (50)
3.33 (0.52–21.03)
3.24 (0.31–21.0)
0.186
Libo kemkem
7 (6.3)
5 (71.4)
2 (28.6)
11.66 (1.89–71.79)
11.84 (1.67–73.2)
0.003
Simada
3 (2.7)
2 (66.7)
1 (39.3)
10.0 (0.87–114.74)
10.47 (0.72–116.3)
0.038
Age group (year)
<18
10 (9)
5 (50)
5 (50)
1.00
1.00
18–30
42 (37.8)
17 (40.5)
25 (59.5)
0.68 (0.17–2.71)
0.64 (0.13–2.94)
0.583
31–43
35 (31.5)
8 (22.9)
27 (77.1)
0.29 (0.06–1.28)
0.32 (0.04–1.42)
0.094
44–56
18 (16.2)
5 (27.8)
13 (72.2)
0.38 (0.07–1.92)
0.46 (0.09–2.31)
0.239
>56
6 (5.4)
2 (33.3)
4 (66.7)
0.50 (0.06–4.09)
0.51 (0.07–5.21)
0.515
Sex
Male
58 (52.3)
18 (31.0)
40 (69.0)
1.00
1.00
Female
53 (47.7)
19 (35.8)
34 (64.2)
1.24 (0.56–2.73)
1.16 (0.49–2.97)
0.590
Education status
Illiterate
73 (65.8)
22 (30.1)
51 (69.9)
1.00
1.00
Adult education
5 (4.5)
1 (0.2)
4 (99.8)
0.57 (0.06–5.48)
0.23 (0.04–5.53)
0.630
Primary level
18 (16.2)
4 (22.2)
14 (77.8)
0.66 (0.19–2.24)
0.62 (0.08–2.62)
0.505
Secondary level
11 (9.9)
7 (63.6)
4 (36.4)
4.05 (1.07–15.28)
4.16 (1.05–15.57)
0.029
Higher level
4 (3.6)
3 (0.75)
1 (0.25)
6.95 (0.68–70.60)
6.52 (0.62–70.71)
0.062
Raw milk consumption
Yes
77 (69.4)
27 (35.1)
50 (64.9)
1.00
1.00
No
34 (30.6)
10 (29.4)
24 (70.6)
0.71 (0.29–1.69)
0.71 (0.26–1.88)
0.441
Patient category
New
91 (82.0)
29 (31.9)
62 (68.1)
1.00
1.00
*Retreatment
20 (18.0)
8 (40.0)
12 (60.0)
1.42 (0.52–3.86)
1.38 (0.42–3.93)
0.484
*Retreatment: A patient who remained smear positive or became again smear positive at the end of five months or later after commencing treatment. COR: Crude odds ratio, AOR: Adjusted odds ratio, CI: Confidence interval.
