Table 3 Tuberculosis knowledge and its association with participants’ demography among university students, eastern Ethiopia
Variable | Knowledge | COR# (95% CI) | AOR¥ (95%CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Poor n (%) | Good n (%) | |||
All participants | 1106 (64.3) | 614 (35.7) | ||
University | ||||
Haramaya University | 360(62.2) | 219 (37.8) | 1.62 (1.263, 2.079) | 1.59 (1.204, 2.093) |
Dire Dawa University | 331 (58%) | 240 (42.0) | 1.94 (1.511, 2.483) | 2.07 (1.570, 2.717) |
Jigjiga University | 415 (72.8) | 155 (27.2) | 1 | |
Gender | ||||
Male | 769 (64.4) | 425 (35.6) | 0.99 (0.796, 1.220) | NA |
Female | 337 (64.1) | 189 (35.9) | 1 | |
Age group | ||||
18–20 | 598 (68.2) | 279 (31.8) | 0.70 (0.468, 1.032) | NA |
21–23 | 438 (60.3) | 288 (39.7) | 0.98 (0.658, 1.459) | NA |
24+ | 70 (59.8) | 47 (40.2) | 1 | |
Region of origin before enrolling in university | ||||
Tigray | 23 (53.5) | 20 (46.5) | 1.58 (0.670, 3.707) | 2.39 (0.570, 10.02) |
Amhara | 266 (63.8) | 151 (36.2) | 1.03 (0.541, 1.956) | 1.77 (0.474, 6.582) |
Oromia | 460 (64.2) | 257 (35.8) | 1.01(0.540, 1.900) | 1.69 (0.456, 6.266) |
Somali | 115 (76.7) | 35 (23.3) | 0.55 (0.269, 1.131) | 1.11(0.284, 4.337) |
SNNP* | 109(66.9) | 54 (33.1) | 0.90 (0.449, 1.794) | 1.47 (0.384, 5.652) |
Addis Ababa | 68 (57.6) | 50 (42.4) | 1.33 (0.654, 2.714) | 2.21 (0.571, 8.542) |
Dire Dawa | 36 (53.7) | 31 (46.3) | 1.56 (0.718, 3.393) | 2.72 (0.676, 10.92) |
Others | 29 (64.4) | 16 (35.6) | 1 | 1 |
Type of Residence before enrolling in university | ||||
Urban | 430 (59.8) | 289 (40.2) | 1.40 (1.145, 1.706) | 1.47 (1.191, 1.824) |
Rural | 676 (67.5) | 325 (32.5) | 1 | 1 |
Year of student in the university | ||||
Year-1 | 275 (69.3) | 122 (30.7) | 1 | 1 |
Year-2 | 220 (67.3) | 107 (32.7) | 1.10 (0.801, 1.501) | 1.07 (0.760, 1.509) |
Year-3 | 336 (67.3) | 163 (32.7) | 1.10 (0.823, 1.452) | 1.06 (0.777, 1.450) |
Year-4 | 175 (57.4) | 130 (42.6) | 1.67 (1.226, 2.286) | 1.77 (1.233, 2.537) |
Year-5 | 76 (56.3) | 59 (43.7) | 1.75 (1.171, 2.614) | 1.63 (1.062, 2.497) |
Year-6 | 24 (42.1) | 33 (57.9) | 3.10 (1.76, 5.466) | 3.41 (1.894, 6.143) |
Source of information about TB | ||||
Radio | 489 (59.4) | 334 (40.6) | 1.45 (0.969, 2.180) | 1.49 (0.971, 2.286) |
Friends | 121 (67.6) | 58 (32.4) | 1.02 (0.623, 1.670) | 1.08 (0.642, 1.822) |
Health care center | 277 (69.4) | 122 (30.6) | 0.94 (0.606, 1.450) | 1.02 (0.646, 1.618) |
Television | 136 (69.0) | 61 (31.0) | 0.96 (0.587, 1.552) | 0.98 (0.584, 1.656) |
Others | 83 (68.0) | 39 (32.0) | 1 | |