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Table 6 Association of respondents' socio-demographic characteristics with respondents' overall knowledge of PTB

From: Knowledge and perception of pulmonary tuberculosis in pastoral communities in the middle and Lower Awash Valley of Afar region, Ethiopia

Characteristic

Crude OR(95%, CI)

Adjusted OR(95%, CI)

District

  

   Dubti

Reference

Reference

   Amibara

1.28 (0.91- 1.82)

1.47(0.98 - 2.19)

Gender:

  

   Female

Reference

Reference

   Male

0.77 (0.54- 1.10)

0.75 (0.49- 1.13)

Age (years):

  

   18-29

Reference

Reference

   30-44

1.02 (0.66 - 1.56)

0.96 (0.59 - 1.57)

   45-59

1.96 (1.16 - 3.30)

1.91(1.05 - 3.49)

   60+

1.06 (0.44 - 2.55)

0.92 (0.34 - 2.49)

Educational status

  

   Illiterate

Reference

Reference

   Literate

1.15 (0.63 - 2.11)

1.46 (0.72 - 2.95)

Occupation:

  

   Pastoralist

Reference

Reference

   Agro-pastoralist

7.7 (5.05 - 11.87)

7.85 (5.07 - 12.14)

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