Table 6 Factors associated with respondent’s attitude towards TB in the general population of Lesotho
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 | 1.24 | 1.12–1.38 | < 0.001 | 1.19 | 1.01–1.41 | 0.034 |
Age (Ref = 15–24) | ||||||
25–34 | 1.38 | 1.24–1.55 | < 0.001 | 1.51 | 1.24–1.83 | < 0.001 |
35–44 | 1.79 | 1.56–2.04 | < 0.001 | 2.13 | 1.69–2.70 | < 0.001 |
45–49 | 1.55 | 1.28–1.89 | < 0.001 | 1.50 | 1.11–2.04 | 0.009 |
Place of Residence (Ref = Rural) | ||||||
Urban | 0.65 | 0.59–0.72 | < 0.001 | 0.82 | 0.68–0.99 | 0.035 |
Highest Education level (Ref = No Education) | ||||||
Primary | 1.13 | 0.88–1.45 | 0.345 | 1.21 | 0.84–1.74 | 0.296 |
Secondary | 1.68 | 1.31–2.16 | < 0.001 | 1.53 | 1.04–2.25 | 0.032 |
Higher | 2.46 | 1.80–3.35 | < 0.001 | 1.66 | 1.06–2.60 | 0.028 |
Religion (Ref = No religion) | ||||||
Christian | 1.40 | 1.07–1.84 | 0.0145 | 1.08 | 0.73–1.58 | 0.704 |
Islam | 1.95 | 0.63–6.05 | 0.250 | 1.33 | 0.27–6.45 | 0.723 |
Other | 1.40 | 0.83–2.35 | 0.210 | 1.71 | 0.75–3.89 | 0.205 |
Marital Status (Ref = Never in Union) | ||||||
Currently in union/living with a man | 1.21 | 1.10–1.34 | < 0.001 | 0.95 | 0.78–1.15 | 0.582 |
Formerly in union/living with a man | 1.38 | 1.17–1.63 | < 0.001 | 0.95 | 0.72–1.24 | 0.687 |
Wealth Index (Ref = Poorest) | ||||||
Middle | 1.36 | 1.20–1.55 | < 0.001 | 1.02 | 0.82–1.27 | 0.868 |
Rich | 1.63 | 1.47–1.81 | < 0.001 | 0.97 | 0.78–1.21 | 0.816 |
Mass Media (Ref = No) | ||||||
Yes | 1.64 | 1.47–1.84 | < 0.001 | 1.31 | 1.06–1.62 | 0.012 |
Occupation (Ref = Agricultural) | ||||||
Non Agricultural | 1.81 | 1.54–2.13 | < 0.001 | 1.26 | 1.04–1.52 | 0.016 |