Table 5 Associations between socio-demographic variables and knowledge of respondents on TB in univariate and multivariate analyses
From: Knowledge, attitude and associated factors towards tuberculosis in Lesotho: a population based study
Variable | Univariate | Multivariate | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR | 95% CI | P-Value | AOR | 95% CI | P-Value | |
Sex (Ref = Male) | ||||||
Female | 2.67 | 2.42–2.94 | < 0.001 | 2.45 | 2.10–2.86 | < 0.001 |
Age (Ref = 15–24) | ||||||
25–34 | 1.27 | 1.14–1.41. | < 0.001 | 1.08 | 0.89–1.31 | 0.423 |
35–44 | 1.51 | 1.34–1.71. | < 0.001 | 1.40 | 1.13–1.75 | 0.003 |
45–49 | 1.80 | 1.50–2.17 | < 0.001 | 1.76 | 1.29–2.41 | < 0.001 |
Place of Residence (Ref = Rural) | ||||||
Urban | 0.60 | 0.54–0.66 | < 0.001 | 0.97 | 0.82–1.16 | 0.770 |
Highest Education level (Ref = No Education) | ||||||
Primary | 2.17 | 1.68–2.81 | < 0.001 | 1.58 | 1.07–2.32 | 0.021 |
Secondary | 4.48 | 3.46–5.80 | < 0.001 | 3.46 | 2.31–5.19 | < 0.001 |
Higher | 11.10 | 8.01–15.37 | < 0.001 | 6.26 | 3.90–10.06 | < 0.001 |
Religion (Ref = No religion) | ||||||
Christian | 2.25 | 1.73–2.92 | < 0.001 | 0.84 | 0.57–1.24 | 0.390 |
Islam | 2.55 | 0.92–7.02 | 0.070 | 0.45 | 0.12–1.75 | 0.250 |
Other | 1.88 | 1.15–3.06 | 0.011 | 0.92 | 0.44–1.95 | 0.837 |
Marital Status (Ref = Never in Union) | ||||||
Currently in union/living with a man | 1.37 | 1.25–1.50 | < 0.001 | 1.23 | 1.02–1.47 | 0.027 |
Formerly in union/living with a man | 1.70 | 1.46–1.99 | < 0.001 | 1.42 | 1.10–1.85 | 0.008 |
Wealth Index (Ref = Poorest) | ||||||
Middle | 1.62 | 1.43–1.82 | < 0.001 | 1.20 | 0.97–1.48 | 0.090 |
Rich | 2.22 | 2.01–2.45 | < 0.001 | 1.22 | 0.99–1.50 | 0.068 |
Mass Media (Ref = No) | ||||||
Yes | 2.00 | 1.80–2.22 | < 0.001 | 1.33 | 1.08–1.64 | 0.008 |
Occupation (Ref = Agricultural) | ||||||
Non Agricultural | 2.59 | 2.22–3.02 | < 0.001 | 1.20 | 1.00–1.44 | 0.049 |