Factors associated with tuberculosis cases in Semarang District, Indonesia: case–control study performed in the area where case detection rate was extremely low

Table 6 Multiple logistic regression analysis using case/control as the dependent valuable and living status as determinants

	Comparison	Reference	Odds	P	95 % CI
Occupation	Workers	Farmers	0.05	<0.01	0.00	0.20
Occupation	Others	Farmers	0.05	0.01	0.00	0.54
Close contact with TB patients	No	Yes	0.00	0.02	0.00	0.49
BCG	Yes	Do not know	0.04	<0.01	0.00	0.32
Smoking	No	Yes	0.14	0.04	0.01	0.92
Income ($/Mo)	100–150	<100	0.05	<0.01	0.00	0.33
Income ($/Mo)	100–150	>150	0.08	0.04	0.01	0.89
Person/room	1	≥3	0.00	<0.01	0.00	0.35
Person/room	2	≥3	0.00	<0.01	0.00	0.27
Wash hands before eating	Yes	Sometimes	0.06	<0.01	0.01	0.32
Wash hands after blowing nose	Sometimes	No	0.06	0.01	0.01	0.46
Work when unwell	No	Yes	0.09	0.02	0.00	0.66
Floor	Ceramics	Soil	0.06	0.04	0.00	0.90
Sunlight in the house	Yes	No	0.06	0.02	0.00	0.67
Ventilation in the house	Yes	No	0.02	<0.01	0.00	0.24

Source of TB information (multiple answers) was excluded because this information was modified by consultation of the cases to the health center. Among determinants, age class, gender, education, pet, sharing the dishes, drinking from the same bottle/glass, location of kitchen, fuel for cooking, opening the window every day, and humidity in the house were not selected

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