1. Characteristics
LAM Results
Total (%)
Statistic
P-Value
Positive (%)
Negative (%)
Sex
Male
5(13.9%)
31(86.1%)
36(100.0%)
X2 3.2
0.07
Female
6(35.3%)
11(64.7%)
17(100.0%)
Age in Years (Mean ±Sd)
36.0±14.3
Age group (years)
19-29
5(22.7%)
17(77.3%)
22(100.0%)
X2 0.93
0.96
30-49
4(19.0%)
17(81.0%)
21(100.0%)
50-69
2(20.0%)
8(80.0%)
10(100.0%)
Total
11(20.8%)
42(79.2%)
53(100.0%)
Occupation
Employed
1(14.3%)
6(85.7%)
7(100%)
0.52
Unemployed
3(37.5%)
5(62.5%)
8(100%)
Farming
1(7.7%)
12(92.3%)
13(100%)
Trading
4(26.7%)
11(73.3%)
15(100%)
Student
11(100%)
Table 1. The distribution of TB patients by socio-demographic factors associated with LAM results
From: Detection and Diagnostic Accuracy of Rapid Urine Lipoarabinomannan Lateral-Flow Assay in Pulmonary Tuberculosis patients in Nigeria
Trends Journal of Sciences Research. 2018;3(1): doi: /Epidemiology
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