Table 4 Communities’ attitude towards TB, rural of Itang Special District, GRS, South Western Ethiopia, 2012

Sex

Favorable ≥3.2

Unfavorable <3.2

Males

128 (51.8%)

119 (48.2%)

1

1

Females

44 (25.1%)

131 (74.9%)

0.31 (0.20, 0.48)

0.22 (0.13, 0.37)

Age categories

(19–29)

63 (51.6%)

59 (48.4%)

1

1

(30–44)

74 (37.4%)

124 (62.4%)

0.55 (0.35, 0.88)

1.35 (0.77, 2.37)

(45–59)

29 (37.6%)

48 (62.4%)

0.87 (0.49, 1.54)

1.93 (0.91, 4.09)

≥60

6 (24.0%)

19 (76.0%)

0.32 (0.12, 0 .87)

0.78 (0.26, 2.32)

Sites

Anywa

45 (35.4%)

82 (64.5%)

1

1

Nuer

115 (40.9%)

166 (59.1%)

1.26 (0.82, 1.95)

1.49 (0.82, 2.23)

OPwo

12 (85.7%)

2 (14.3%)

10.93 (2.34, 51.02)

13.30 (2.77, 63.96)

Educational status

Illiterate

62 (28.9%)

152 (71%)

1

1

Read & write

24 (40.7%)

35 (59.3%)

1.68 (0.92, 3.05)

1.26 (0.64, 2.49)

Primary school

49 (51%)

47 (48.9%)

2.55 (1.55, 4.20)

2.26 (1.15, 4.45)

Secondary school & above

37 (69.8%)

16 (30.2%)

5.66 (2.94, 10.93)

4.77 (1.77, 12.83)

Occupational status

Pastoralist

96 (32.1%)

203 (67.9%)

1

1

Merchant

8 (61.5%)

5 (38.5%)

3.38 (1.07, 10.61)

3.88 (1.00, 15.02)

Students

25 (64%)

14 (35.9%)

3.77 (1.87, 7.58)

3.522 (1.51, 8.17)

Employees

43 (60.6%)

28 (39.4%)

3.24 (1.90, 5.54)

3.554 (1.94, 6.49)

Knowledge

Poor

179 (56.6%)

141 (43.4%)

1

1

Good

243 (57.6%)

109 (42.4%)

4.78 (2.81, 8.15)

5.92 (3.53, 9.92)