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Table 6 Risk factors of TB prevalence among HCWs (line 221 in page 10 and 227 in page 11)

From: Prevalence of and risk factors for tuberculosis among healthcare workers in Chinese tuberculosis facilities

Variables

Total n

Prevalence

n (1/100000)

Crude OR

(95% CI)

P

Adjusted OR

(95% CI)

Facility level

 provincial

1981

10 (505)

1

 

1

 prefectural

5088

42 (825)

1.64 (0.82–3.28)

0.161

1.61 (0.69–3.76)

 county

2267

19 (838)

1.67 (0.77–3.59)

0.193

1.90 (0.73–4.98)

Region

 eastern

4574

28 (612)

1

 

1

 middle

2176

20 (919)

1.51 (0.85–2.68)

0.164

1.18 (0.59–2.34)

 western

2586

23 (889)

1.46 (0.84–2.54)

0.183

0.75 (0.38–1.47)

Gender

 male

3289

28 (851)

1

 

 female

6223

43 (711)

0.83 (0.52–1.35)

0.457

Age (years)

  ≤ 30

2971

28 (942)

1

 

1

 31–40

2436

19 (779)

0.83 (0.46–1.48)

0.523

1.07 (0.47–2.40)

 41–50

2740

12 (438)

0.46 (0.24–0.91)

0.026

1.08 (0.33–3.51)

  ≥ 51

1189

12 (1009)

1.07 (0.54–2.11)

0.842

6.17 (1.35–28.28)

Education

 master

438

4 (913)

1

 

 bachelor

3726

27 (724)

0.79 (0.28–2.27)

0.665

 junior college

2900

27 (931)

1.02 (0.36–2.93)

0.971

 junior school and below

2272

13 (572)

0.62 (0.20–1.92)

0.412

Profession qualification

 senior

1064

11 (1034)

1

 

1

 intermediate

2627

19 (723)

0.70 (0.33–1.47)

0.344

0.60 (0.27–1.31)

 primary

3120

32 (1026)

0.99 (0.50–1.98)

0.982

0.79 (0.33–1.87)

 other

2525

9 (356)

0.34 (0.14–0.83)

0.017

0.40 (0.10–1.63)

Occupation

 Medical technician

1150

5 (435)

1

 

1

 administrative

2262

8 (354)

0.81 (0.27–2.49)

0.717

1.56 (0.31–7.74)

 nurse

2648

30 (1133)

1.97 (0.76–5.13)

0.046

3.09 (1.15–8.32)

 doctor

3276

28 (855)

2.62 (1.02–6.78)

0.162

2.21 (0.83–5.86)

Duration of employment (years)

  ≤ 5

2369

24 (1013)

1

 

1

 6–15

2113

18 (852)

0.84 (0.45–1.55)

0.577

0.97 (0.45–2.09)

 16–25

2418

16 (662)

0.65 (0.35–1.23)

0.185

0.79 (0.27–2.38)

  ≥ 26

2430

13 (535)

0.53 (0.27–1.04)

0.063

0.23 (0.05–1.01)

Smoking history

 no

8069

61 (756)

1

 

 yes

1028

10 (973)

1.29 (0.66–2.53)

0.458

With in-patient wards

 no

1104

5 (453)

1

 

 yes

8232

66 (802)

1.77 (0.71–4.42)

0.216

Screening for patients

 yes

6839

49 (716)

1

 

 no

2478

22 (888)

1.24 (0.75–2.06)

0.402

Items of department and staff composition

 0–1

1819

12 (660)

1

 

 2

7517

59 (785)

1.19 (0.64–2.22)

0.582

Items of staff training Implementation

 0–2

1269

11 (867)

1

 

 3

8067

60 (744)

0.86 (0.45-1.63)

0.639

Items of infection control evaluation implementation

 0–1

3164

22 (695)

1

 

 2

6172

49 (794)

1.14 (0.69–1.89)

0.604

Items of infection control policies and budgets implementation

 2–3

7748

63 (813)

1

 

1

 0–1

1588

8 (504)

0.62 (0.30–1.29)

0.200

0.66 (0.25–1.77)

Items of Individual protection

 6

1872

21 (1122)

1

 

1

 0–5

7464

50 (670)

0.59 (0.36–0.99)

0.047

0.56 (0.29–1.11)

Items of special administrative implementation

 10–12

3779

17 (450)

1

 

1

 0–9

5557

54 (972)

2.17 (1.26–3.75)

0.005

2.57 (1.37–4.80)

Items of promotion and education implementation

 4–6

7087

59 (833)

1

 

1

 0–3

2249

12 (534)

0.64 (0.34–1.19)

0.158

0.64 (0.25–1.61)

Items of floor plan design

 3–4

5694

52 (913)

1

 

1

 0–2

3642

19 (522)

0.57 (0.34–0.96)

0.036

0.68 (0.34–1.36)

Items of ventilation

 2–4

6626

43 (649)

1

 

1

 0–1

2710

28 (1033)

1.60 (0.99–2.58)

0.055

2.42 (1.31–4.47)

Items of ultraviolet germicidal lamps installation and maintenance

 5–6

4455

42 (943)

1

 

1

 0–4

4881

29 (594)

0.63 (0.39–1.01)

0.055

0.81 (0.43–1.55)