Sputum examination

Predictors

Positive

Negative

AOR 95% CI

Sex

Female

4 (5.0)

76 (95.0)

1

Male

16 (15.1)

90 (84.9)

6.56 (1.84, 23.34)

Age

15 - 30

14 (17.3)

67 (82.7)

1

31 - 44

5 (8.5)

54 (91.5)

0.29 (0.08, 0.10)

≥45

1 (2.2)

45 (97.8)

0.04 (0.01, 0.36)

Cough duration/week

<2

1 (1.7)

57 (98.3)

1

≥2

19 (14.8)

109 (85.2)

10.20 (1.16, 89.48)

Patients with DM/Hypertension

No

12 (8.1)

136 (91.9)

1

Yes

8 (21.1)

30 (78.9)

2.81 (0.90, 8.87)

History of Contact

No

14 (18.6)

148 (91.4)

1

Yes

6 (25.0)

18 (75.0)

5.81 (1.57, 22.31)