Table 3 Knowledge score of workers on TB by socio-demographic and exposure factors
Level of knowledge score (max 11) n (%) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
at or above the mean (≥ 4.7) | below the mean (< 4.7) | Crude OR (95 % CI) | Adjusted ORa (95 % CI) | ||
Types | Jute mill workers | 364 (45.4) | 437 (54.6) | 1.16 (0.95,1.42) | 0.74 (0.57,0.95) |
Garment workers | 749 (50.4) | 736 (49.6) | 1.42 (1.12,1.7) | 1.81 (1.44,2.29) | |
Steel mill workers | 153 (62.2) | 93 (37.8) | 2.30 (1.71, 3.10) | 2.45 (1.73,3.48) | |
Bidi/tobacco workers | 1021 (69.5) | 449 (30.5) | 3.17 (2.65, 3.79) | 2.25 (1.78,2.84) | |
Flourmill workers | 465 (41.7) | 333 (58.3) | 1 | 1 | |
Sex | Female | 1242 (56.0) | 976 (44) | 1.11 (0.99, 1.25) | 0.99 (0.85,1.16) |
Male | 1378 (53.4) | 1204 (46.6) | 1 | 1 | |
Education | |||||
Had formal education | 1845 (57.5) | 1362 (42.5) | 1.43 (1.27,1.61) | 1.92 (1.61,2.29) | |
No formal education | 775 (48.7) | 818 (51.3) | 1 | 1 | |
Age (years) | |||||
> 54 | 182 (55.7) | 145 (44.3) | 1.14 (0.90,1.44) | 1.45 (1.10,2.00) | |
35–54 | 823 (59.3) | 566 (40.7) | 1.32 (1.16,1.50) | 1.31 (1.10,1.57) | |
15–34 | 1615 (52.4) | 1469 (47.6) | 1 | 1 | |
Self-rated household economic status in last year | |||||
Surplus | 392 (53.3) | 343 (46.7) | 0.98 (0.830,1.15) | 1.40 (1.13,1.75) | |
Break-even | 1007 (56.1) | 789 (43.9) | 1.10 (0.97,1.24) | 1.13 (0.96,1.33) | |
Deficit | 1221 (53.8) | 1048 (46.2) | 1 | 1 | |
Exposure to TB information | |||||
Exposure to CHWs and mass media | 1736 (83.6) | 340 (16.4) | 61.60 (41.94,90.47) | 56.4 (38.02,83.70) | |
Exposure to mass media | 739 (34.2) | 1423 (65.8) | 6.27 (4.29,9.13) | 5.01 (3.40,7.39) | |
Exposure to CHWs | 114 (72.6) | 43 (27.4) | 31.98 (19.26,53.11) | 31.6 (18.75,53.35) | |
No exposure to the above sources | 31 (7.7) | 374 (92.3) | 1 | 1 | |