Table 1 Environmental, animal husbandry, household and socio-demographic factors associated with occurrence of and respondent's knowledge on mycobacterial infections among the pastoral communities in the districts of Nakasongola and Mubende, Uganda.
Exposure variable | Levels |
|---|---|
District | Nakasongola and Mubende |
Subcounty | Kiyuni, Madudu, Nabiswera and Lwampanga |
Sex | Male, Female |
Tribe | Baganda, Banyoro, Bakiga, Baruli, Banyankole and Basoga |
Marital status | Married, Single, Divorced |
Family sizes | <10, 10-20 and 20-30 persons |
Occupation | Pastoralist, Peasant, Hunter, Business man, Herdsman |
Role in cattle or any animal management | None, Herding, Milking, Watering |
Source of drinking water | Stream, Borehole, Valley dam, Pond, Spring |
Source of water for domestic use | Stream, Borehole, Valley dam, Pond, Spring |
Receptacle for storing water for daily use | Clay, Gourd, Plastic, Pond, Spring |
Sharing water sources with other animals | Yes/No |
Occurrence of wildlife at the water source. | Yes/No |
The type of Wildlife-water source. | No recall, Monkey, Rabbits |
Use of separate receptacle in drinking and domestic water storage. | Yes/No |
Presence of the sediment in the domestic water receptacle | Absent, Always, Sometimes. |
Frequency of cleaning the container | Daily, twice a week, once week |
Water related human diseases | Diarrhoea, Cough, Worms, Malaria |
Average number of rooms present in household | 1-2, 3-5 and > 6 rooms |
Average number of windows | 0, 1-2, 3-5 and >6 windows |
Number of people sleeping together in a single room | 1-3, 3-5 and 6-9 people |
The period drinking water lasts in the container | A few hours, 1-3 days |
Keeping animals in the human shelter at night | Yes/No |
Diagnosis of TB adenitis and other mycobacterioses | Not diagnosed, Diagnosed |
Diagnosis and treatment done following TB illness | Yes/No |
Heard/seen signs of adenitis | Yes/No |
Site of adenitis noticed in the patient within the family or community | No recall, Cervical, Inguinal |