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Table 4 Associations between socio–demographic variables and knowledge of respondents about tuberculosis in chi–square test

From: Knowledge, attitude and associated factors towards tuberculosis in Lesotho: a population based study

Variables

Adequate knowledge

N (%)

χ2

P-Value

Positive Attitude

N (%)

χ2

P-Value

Total

5536 (59.9)

  

6462 (72.8)

  

Age

 

73.964

< 0.001

 

90.220

< 0.001

 15–24

224 (40.6)

  

2606 (40.3)

  

 25–34

1678 (30.3)

  

1969 (30.5)

  

 35–44

1165 (21.0)

  

1395 (21.6)

  

 45–49

447 (8.1)

  

492 (7.6)

  

Type of Place of residence

 

114.531

< 0.001

 

65.671

< 0.001

 Urban

2081 (37.6)

  

2321 (35.9)

  

 Rural

3455 (62.4)

  

4141 (64.1)

  

Educational status

 

484.179

< 0.001

 

104.108

< 0.001

 No education

94 (1.7)

  

190 (2.9)

  

 Primary

1907 (34.4)

  

2482 (38.4)

  

 secondary

2944 (53.2)

  

3212 (49.7)

  

Higher

591 (10.7)

  

578 (8.9)

  

Religion

 

38.796

< 0.001

 

6.4996

< 0.090

 No religion

102 (1.8)

  

160 (2.5)

  

 Christian

5366 (96.9)

  

6217 (96.2)

  

 Islam

12 (0.2)

  

15 (0.2)

  

 Other

56 (1.0)

  

70 (1.1)

  

Current Marital Status

 

68.44

< 0.001

   

 Never Married

2003 (36.2)

  

2436 (37.7)

22.209

< 0.001

 Currently Married/Cohabiting

2878 (52.0)

  

3293 (51.0)

  

 Formerly Married/Cohabiting

655 (11.8)

  

733 (11.3)

  

Wealth index

 

253.894

< 0.001

 

84.460

< 0.001

 Poor

1573 (28.4)

  

2046 (31.7)

  

 Middle

1129 (20.4)

  

1311 (20.3)

  

 Rich

2834 (51.2)

  

3105 (48.1)

  

Media Exposure

 

169.86

< 0.001

 

78.4

< 0.001

 No

887 (16.0)

  

1161 (18.0)

  

 Yes

4649 (84.0)

  

5301 (82.0)

  

Occupation

 

154.244

< 0.001

 

52.855

< 0.001

 Agricultural

397 (15.6)

  

593 (19.3)

  

 Non Agricultural

2142 (84.4)

  

2486 (80.79)