Table 5 Participants attitude towards TB patients and its association with demography among university students, eastern Ethiopia
Variable | Attitude towards TB patients | COR# (95% CI) | AOR¥ (95%CI) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Unacceptable n (%) | Acceptable n (%) | |||
All participants | 1054 (61.3) | 666 (38.7) | ||
University | ||||
Haramaya University | 313 (54.1) | 266 (45.9) | 2.05 (1.608, 2.616) | 1.86 (1.433, 2.421) |
Dire Dawa University | 338 (59.2) | 233 (40.8) | 1.66 (1.301, 2.127) | 1.42 (1.091, 1.848) |
Jigjiga University | 403 (70.7) | 167 (29.3) | 1 | 1 |
Gender | ||||
Male | 742 (62.1) | 452 (37.9) | 0.89 (0.720, 1.095) | NA |
Female | 312 (59.3) | 214 (40.7) | 1 | |
Age group | ||||
18–20 | 553 (63.1) | 324 (36.9) | 0.71 (0.480, 1.044) | 0.66 (0.433, 1.004) |
21–23 | 437 (60.2) | 289 (39.8) | 0.80 (0.539, 1.183) | 0.82 (0.541, 1.246) |
24+ | 64 (54.7) | 53 (45.3) | 1 | 1 |
Region of origin before enrolling in university | ||||
Tigray | 25 (58.1) | 18 (41.9) | 1.98 (0.808, 4.853) | 2.20 (0.869, 5.540) |
Amhara | 247 (59.2) | 170 (40.8) | 1.89 (0.950, 3.770) | 2.07 (1.013, 4.242) |
Oromia | 425 (59.3) | 292 (40.7) | 1.89 (0.960, 3.719) | 1.75 (0.868, 3.534) |
Somali | 96 (64.0) | 54 (36.0) | 1.55 (0.738, 3.242) | 1.88 (0.863, 4.083) |
SNNP* | 108 (66.3) | 55 (33.7) | 1.40 (0.671, 2.924) | 1.42 (0.665, 3.049) |
Addis Ababa | 80 (67.8) | 38 (32.2) | 1.31 (0.608, 2.808) | 1.33 (0.602, 2.915) |
Dire Dawa | 40 (59.7) | 27 (40.3) | 1.86 (0.816, 4.221) | 1.76 (0.754, 4.111) |
Others | 33 (73.3) | 12 (26.7) | 1 | |
Type of Residence before enrolling in university | ||||
Urban | 437 (60.8) | 282 (39.2) | 1.04 (0.852, 1.262) | NA |
Rural | 617 (61.6) | 384 (38.4) | 1 | |
Year of student in the university | ||||
Year-1 | 227 (57.2) | 170 (42.8) | 1.03 (0.587, 1.807) | 1.10 (0.615, 1.962) |
Year-2 | 213 (65.1) | 114 (34.9) | 0.74 (0.415, 1.305) | 0.75 (0.414, 1.365) |
Year-3 | 327 (65.5) | 172 (34.50 | 0.72 (0.414, 1.263) | 0.69 (0.387, 1.235) |
Year-4 | 189 (62.0) | 116 (38.0) | 0.84 (0.475, 1.499) | 0.90 (0.492, 1.659) |
Year-5 | 65 (48.1) | 70 (51.9) | 1.48 (0.793, 2.766) | 1.49 (0.777, 2.857) |
Year-6 | 33 (57.9) | 24 (42.1) | 1 | 1 |
Source of information about TB | ||||
Radio | 502 (61.0) | 321 (39.0) | 0.99 (0.668, 1.455) | NA |
Friends | 98 (54.7) | 81 (45.3) | 1.27 (0.798, 2.034) | NA |
Health care center | 262 (65.7) | 137 (34.3) | 0.81 (0.531, 1.224) | NA |
Television | 118 (59.9) | 79 (40.1) | 1.03 (0.650, 1.638) | NA |
Others | 74 (60.7) | 48 (39.3) | 1 | |