Table 5 Communities’ practices towards TB prevention and control, Itang Special District, GRS

Good ≥3.4

Poor <3.4

Sex

Males

138 (55.8%)

109 (44.2%)

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1

Females

56 (32%)

119 (68%)

0.37 (0.24, 0.55)

0.36 (.24, 0.56)

Marital status

Married

154 (43.6%)

199 (56.4%)

1

1

Others

40 (57.9%)

29 (42.0%)

1.78 (1.05, 3.00)

1.61 (0.93, 2.80)

Age categories

(19–29)

60 (49. 2%)

62 (50.2%)

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1

(30–44)

92 (46.5%)

106 (53.2%)

0.89 (0.57, 1.40)

1.33 (0.78, 2.25)

(45–59)

34 (44.5%)

43 (55.8%)

0.81 (0.46, 1.44)

1.54 (0.77, 3.11)

≥60

8 (32.0%)

17 (68.0%)

0.48 (0.19, 1.21)

1.04 (0.37, 2.88)

Sites

Anywa

74 (58.3%)

53 (41.7%)

1

1

Nuer

107 (38.1%)

174 (61.9%)

0.44 (0.28, 0.67)

0.58 (0.35, 0.96)

OPwo

13 (92.9%)

1 (7.1%)

9.31 (1.18, 73.36)

14.5 (1.78, 11.85)

Educational status

Illiterate

89 (41.5%)

125 (58.4%)

1

1

Read & write

29 (49.2%)

30 (50.5%)

1.35 (0.76, 2.42)

1.17 (0.62, 2.23)

Primary school

45 (46.9%)

51 (53.1%)

1.23 (0.76, 2.01)

0.93 (0.48, 1.76)

Secondary school & above

31 (58.9%)

22 (41,5%)

1.97 (1.07, 3.64)

1.15 (0.46, 2.82)

Occupational status

Pastoralist

122 (40.8%)

177 (59.2%)

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1

Merchant

7 (53.9%)

6 (46.2%)

1.69 (0.55, 5.15)

1.58 (0.47, 5.26)

Students

24 (61.5%)

15 (38.5%)

2.32 (1.17, 4.61)

2.31 (1.01, 5.30)

Employees

41 (57.8%)

30 (42.3%)

1.98 (1.17, 3.34)

2.25 (1.05, 4.82)

Knowledge

Poor

179 ((59.6%)

147 (40.4%)

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1

Good

243 (64.6%)

81 (35.4%)

8.52 (5.07, 14.32)

9.64 (5.76-16.01)