Risk factors and clinical signs observed in study patients

Prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis

Multivariate analysis

Positive [N (%)]

Negative [N (%)]

Adjusted OR [IC95%]

p-value

Age

5 - 14 years

16 (57.14)

12 (42.86)

-

-

15 - 49 years

38 (22.1)

134 (77.9)

47.77 [4.4; 519.7]

0.001*

Gender

Male

58 (36.94)

99 (63.06)

1.04 [0.33; 3.4]

0.94

Female

40 (26.32)

112(73.68)

1

-

Fever

Yes

57 (81.84)

13 (18.16)

4.83 [1.16; 20.12]

0.031*

No

41 (17.15)

198 (82.85)

1

-

Alcohol consumption

Yes

41 (53.96)

35 (46.05)

12.2 [2.5; 5.9]

0.002*

No

57 (24.46)

176 (75.54)

1

-

History of asthma

Oui

18 (69.23)

8 (30.77)

1.21 [0.16; 16.6]

0.85

Non

80 (28.27)

203 (71.73)

1

-

Patient previously treated with anti-tuberculosis drugs

Oui

17 (29.77)

15

2.2 [0.3; 17]

0.45

Non

81(33.33)

196 (66.67)

1

-

HIV infection

Oui

89 (72.36)

36 (27.64)

4.63 [1.25; 17.1]

0.022*

Non

9 (4.91)

175 (95.09)

1

-

Cough

Oui

47 (67.14)

23 (28.86)

4.31 [1.21; 15.4]

0.025*

Non

51 (21.34

188 (78.66)

1

-

Chest pain

Oui

76 (87.36)

11 (12.64)

103.6 [19.4; 55.2]

0.000*

Non

22 (9.91)

200 (90.09)

-

Smoking

Oui

38 (40.43)

56 (59.57)

9.83 [1.78; 54.24]

0.009*

Non

60 (27.91)

155 (72.09)

1

-

Nocturnal sweating

Oui

78 (61.90)

48 (38.1)

10.84 [3.18; 36.98]

0.000*

Non

20 (10.93)

163 (9.07)

1

-