Table 1 Distribution of socio-demographic characteristics of 9247 respondents by knowledge of TB and attitude towards TB among the general population of Lesotho
From: Knowledge, attitude and associated factors towards tuberculosis in Lesotho: a population based study
Variables | Female | Male | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
6621 (71.6%) | 2626 (28.4%) | 9247 | |
Age | |||
15–24 | 2842 (42.9) | 1224 (46.6) | 4066 (44.0) |
25–34 | 1979 (29.9) | 739 (28.1) | 2718 (29.4) |
35–44 | 1310 (19.8) | 497 (18.9) | 1807 (19.5) |
45–49 | 490 (7.4) | 166 (6.3) | 656 (7.1) |
Type of Place of residence | |||
Urban | 2202 (33.3) | 821 (31.3) | 3023 (32.7) |
Rural | 4419 (66.7) | 1805 (68.7) | 6224 (67.3) |
Educational status | |||
No education | 8 (1.2) | 37 (9.0) | 318 (3.4) |
Primary | 2665 (40.3) | 1228 (46.8) | 3893 (42.1) |
secondary | 3354 (50.7) | 972 (37.0) | 4326 (46.8) |
Higher | 521 (7.9) | 189 (7.2) | 710 (7.7) |
Religion | |||
No religion | 65 (1.0) | 195 (7.4) | 260 (2.8) |
Christian | 6473 (97.8) | 2395 (91.2) | 8868 (95.9) |
Islam | 11 (0.2) | 9 (0.3) | 20 (0.2) |
Other | 72 (1.1) | 27 (1.0) | 99 (1.1) |
Wealth index | |||
Poor | 2321 (35.1) | 969 (36.9) | 3290 (35.6) |
Middle | 1307 (19.7) | 542 (20.6) | 1849 (20.0) |
Rich | 2993 (45.2) | 1115 (42.5) | 4108 (44.4) |
Current Marital Status | |||
Never Married | 2201 (33.2) | 1464 (55.8) | 3665 (39.6) |
Currently Married/Cohabiting | 3609 (54.5) | 993 (37.8) | 4602 (49.8) |
Formerly Married/Cohabiting | 811 (12.2) | 169 (6.4) | 980 (10.6) |
Media Exposure | |||
No | 1396 (21.1) | 590 (22.5) | 1986 (21.5) |
Yes | 5225 (78.9) | 2036 (77.5) | 7261 (78.5) |
Occupation | |||
Agricultural | 305 (11.9) | 649 (39.4) | 954 (22.7) |
Non Agricultural | 2255 (88.1) | 997 (60.6) | 3252 (77.3) |