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Table 2 Knowledge about type of TB disease and its association with socio economic and demographic factors

From: Knowledge of tuberculosis among female sex workers in Rajshahi city, Bangladesh: a cross sectional study

Is TB communicable disease?

Variables

No

94(41.8%)

Yes

131(58.2%)

  
 

N (%)

N (%)

χ2/Fisher exact value

p-value

Age in years

  

1.160

0.282

 ≤ 25

47(45.6)

56(54.4)

  

 ≥ 26

47(38.5)

75(61.5)

  

Educational status

 Illiterate

22(68.8)

10(31.2)

21.604

0.001

 Primary

52(47.3)

58(52.7)

  

 Secondary and higher

20(24.1)

63(75.9)

  

Marital status

  

1.156

0.282

 Ever married

89(42.8)

119(57.2)

  

 Unmarried

05(29.4)

12(7.6)

  

Type of residence

  

1.959

0.376

 Rural

28(35.9)

50(64.1)

  

 Urban

45(46.4)

52(53.6)

  

 Slum

21(42.0)

29(58.0)

  

Type of family

  

0.960

0.327

 Single

92(42.4)

125(57.6)

  

 Joint

2(25.0)

6(75.0)

  

Type of client

  

2.107

0.349

 Transport workers

11(35.5)

20(64.5)

  

 Small traders

57(40.1)

85(59.9)

  

 Service holder

26(50.0)

26(50.0)

  

Sex trade place

  

1.207

0.547

 Residence

10(38.5)

16(61.5)

  

 Hotel

58(40.0)

87(60.0)

  

 Street

26(48.1)

28(51.9)

  

Monthly income in BDT

  

5.264

0.022

 < 8000

73(46.8)

83(53.2)

  

 ≥ 8000

21(30.4)

48(69.6)