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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants and communities’ overall knowledge of TB, Itang Special District, South Western Ethiopia

From: Community’s knowledge, attitudes and practices about tuberculosis in Itang Special District, Gambella Region, South Western Ethiopia

Characteristics

Total number (%) interviewed

Level of knowledge score (max 35) Good (Score ≥15.2) poor score

COR (CI)

AOR (CI)

Sex

     

Males

247 (58.5)

172 (69.6%)

75 (30.4%)

1

1

Females

175 (41.5)

71 (40.6%)

104 (59.4%)

0.29 (0.19, 0.44)

0.33 (0.21, 0.51)

Marital status

     

Married

353 (83.7)

197 (55.8%)

156 (44.2%)

1

1

Others

69 (16.3)

46 (66.7%)

23 (33,3%)

1.58 (0.92, 2.73)

2.08 (1.02, 4.27)

Age categories

     

19–29

122 (28.9)

66 (54.0%)

56 (46.0%)

1

1

30–44

198 (46.9)

131 (66.2%)

67 (33.8%)

1.65 (1.04, 2.63)

3.13 (1.75, 5.61)

45–59

77 (18.3)

39 (50.6%)

38 (49.4%)

0.87 (0.49,1.54)

1.93 (0.91, 4.09)

≥60

25 (5.9)

7 (28.0%)

18 (72.0%)

0.32 (0.12, 0.84)

0.78 (0.26, 2.32)

Sites

     

Anywa

127 (30.1)

106 (83.5%)

21 (16.5%)

1

1

Nuer

281 (66.6)

125 (44.5%)

156 (55.5%)

0.15 (0.09, 0.26)

0.205 (0.11, 0.36)

OPwo

14 (3.3)

12 (85.7%)

2 (14.3%)

1.18 (0.24, 5.70)

1.63 (0.32, 8.18)

Education

     

Illiterate

214 (50.7)

116 (54.2%)

98 (45.8%)

1

1

Read & write

59 (14.0)

33 (55.9%)

26 (44.1%)

1.07 (0.60, 1.91)

0.85 (0.43, 1.67)

Primary school

96 (22.8)

52 (54.2%)

44 (45.8%)

0.99 (0.61, 1.61)

0.854 (0.43, 1.67)

Secondary school and above

53 (12.6)

42 (79.3%)

11 (20.8%)

3.22 (1.57, 6.60)

3.076 (1.08, 8.68)

Occupation

     

Pastoralist

199 (70.9)

160 (53.2%)

139 (46.5%)

1

1

Merchant

13 (3.1)

7 (53.5%)

6 (46.6%)

1.01 (0.33, 3.08)

0.65 (0.19, 2.13)

Students

39 (9.2)

29 (74.4%)

10 (25.6%)

2.519 (1.18, 5.35)

1.41 (0.57, 3.49)

Employees

71 (16.8)

47 (66.2%)

24 (33.8%)

1.70 (0.98, 2.92)

1.38 (0.61, 3.08)

  1. COR crude odd ratio, AOR adjusted odd ratio.