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Table 7 Knowledge about mostly affected part of body by TB 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

Do you know which part of body mostly affected by TB?

Variables

No

183(81.3%)

Yes (Lung)

42 (18.7%)

  
 

N (%)

N (%)

χ2/Fisher exact value

p-value

Age in years

  

1.679

0.195

 ≤ 25

80(77.7)

23(22.3)

  

 ≥ 26

103(84.4)

19(15.6)

  

Educational status

  

13.471

0.001

 Illiterate

32(100.0)

0(0.0)

  

 Primary

92(83.6)

18(16.4)

  

 Secondary and higher

59(71.1)

24(28.9)

  

Marital status

  

0.286

0.593

 Ever married

170(81.7)

38(18.3)

  

 Unmarried

13(76.5)

04(23.5)

  

Type of residence

  

4.348

0.114

 Rural

68(87.2)

10(12.8)

  

 Urban

73(75.3)

24(24.7)

  

 Slum

42(84.0)

08(16.0)

  

Type of family

  

1.938

0.164

 Single

178(82.0)

39(18.0)

  

 Joint

05(62.5)

03(37.5)

  

Type of client

  

0.355

0.837

 Transport workers

26(83.9)

05(16.1)

  

 Small traders

116(81.7)

26(18.3)

  

 Service holder

41(78.8)

11(21.2)

  

Sex trade place

  

3.666

0.160

 Residence

18(69.2)

08(30.8)

  

 Hotel

118(81.4)

27(18.6)

  

 Street

47(87.0)

07(13.0)

  

Monthly income in BDT

  

1.340

0.247

 < 8000

130(83.3)

26(16.7)

  

 ≥ 8000

53(76.8)

16(23.2)