Table 6 Factors influencing sputum test done for chronic cough (≥ 3 weeks) among study workers by socio-demographic and exposure characteristics

Types

Jute mill workers

466 (58.2)

335 (41.8)

1.2(0.98,1.46)

1.04 (0.84,1.30)

Garment workers

373 (25.1)

1112 (74.9)

0.29(0.24,0.34)

0.24 (0.19, 0.30)

Steel mills workers

60 (24.4)

186 (75.6)

0.27 (0.20,0.38)

0.19 (0.13,0.26)

Bidi workers

741 (50.4)

729 (49.6)

0.87 (0.73,1.04)

0.54 (0.44,0.66)

Flourmill workers

428 (53.6)

370 (46.4)

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Sex

Female

952 (42.9)

1266 (57.1)

0.98 (0.88,1.10)

1.26 (1.10,1.44)

Male

1116(43.2)

1466 (56.8)

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Had formal education

1390 (43.3)

1817(56.7)

1.03 (0.91, 1.16)

1.26 (1.08,1.47)

No formal education

678 (42.6)

915 (57.4)

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Age (years)

> 54

166 (50.8)

161 (49.2)

1.64 (1.30,2.06)

1.31 (1.00, 1.71)

35–54

712 (51.3)

677 (48.7)

1.67 (1.47,1.90)

1.23 (1.05,1.43)

15–34

1190(38.6)

1894(61.4)

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Surplus

224 (30.5)

511 (69.5)

0.51 (0.42,0.60)

0.84 (0.68, 1.03)

Break-even

795 (44.3)

1001 (55.7)

0.92 (0.81,1.04)

1.13 (0.98,1.30)

Deficit

1049 (46.2)

1220 (53.8)

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Exposure to health workers and mass media

1206 (58.1)

870 (41.9)

6.87 (5.21, 9.04)

4.87 (3.58,6.63)

Exposure to mass media

715 (33.1)

1447 (66.9)

2.44 (1.85, 3.22)

2.84 (2.11,3.81)

Exposure to health workers

79 (50.3)

78 (49.7)

5.01 (3.34, 7.54)

3.28 (2.13, 5.07)

No exposure to the above sources

68 (16.8)

337 (83.2)

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Knowledge score

at or above the mean (≥ 4.7)

1390 (53.1)

1230 (46.9)

2.5 (2.22, 2.81)

1.88 (1.61,2.18)

below the mean (< 4.7)

678 (31.1)

1502 (68.9)

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