Table 2 Environmental factors of homeless individuals with smear positive PTB prevalence, Dessie and Debre Birhan towns, Northeast Ethiopia, September 2014 to June 2015 (N = 351)
Variables | Smear positive PTB | Total N (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Negative n (%) | Positive n (%) | ||
Duration of being homelessness | |||
 >5 years | 141 (41.2) | 7 (77.8) | 148 (42.2) |
 ≤5 years | 201 (58.8) | 2 (22.2) | 203 (57.8) |
Average number of homeless | |||
 >5 persons | 157 (45.9) | 6 (66.7) | 163 (46.4) |
 ≤5 persons | 185 (54.1) | 3 (33.3) | 188 (53.6) |
Close contact with known TB patients | |||
 Yes | 15 (4.4) | 2 (22.2) | 17 (4.8) |
 No | 327 (95.6) | 7 (77.8) | 334 (95.2) |
Close contact with chronically cougher | |||
 Yes | 108 (31.6) | 6 (66.7) | 114 (32.5) |
 No | 234 (68.4) | 3 (33.3) | 237 (67.5) |