Factors associated with poor knowledge among adults on tuberculosis in Bangladesh: results from a nationwide survey

Table 3 Factors related to poor knowledge on TB

Factors	TB Knowledge	Univariable		Multivariable
Factors	Poor n (%)	OR (95% CI)	p-value	OR (95% CI)	p-value
Case status
TB case^a	31 (12.9)	1		1
Community control	76 (31.7)	3.12 (1.96-4.97)	0.001	3.46 (2.00-6.09)	0.001
Sex
Male^d	45 (16.8)	1
Female	62 (29.2)	2.04 (1.32-3.16)	0.001
Age groups in years
15-34^c	59(24.7)	1
35-54	27 (17.9)	0.66 (0.39-1.10)	0.116
≥55	21 (23.3)	0.92 (0.52-1.64)	0.799
Education in Years
None^b	53 (29.6)	1		1
1 – 5	17 (15.8)	0.43 (0.23-0.78)	0.026	0.43 (0.23-0.81)	0.008
6 or more	37 (19.6)	0.59 (0.36-0.94)	0.006	0.47 (0.27-0.80)	0.006
Residence
Rural^e	42 (17.5)	1
Urban	65 (27.1)	1.75(1.12-2.71)
Occupation
Sales & Services^f	27 (19.0)	1		1
Manual labour	33 (16.4)	0.83 (0.47-1.46)	0.533	0.60 (0.33-1.09)	0.092
Dependents	47 (34.3)	2.22 (1.28-3.84)	0.004	0.95 (0.49-1.84)	0.873

Note: From a multiple logistic model including a) case status, TB cases as reference category, b) education modeled as dummy variables with the category ‘0 or no education’ as reference group, c) agegroup modeled as dummy variables with category 15–34 years as reference group), d)sex, male as reference group, e) residence, rural as reference group f)occupation modeled as dummy variables with the category ‘sales & service’ as reference group.

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