Table 5 TB attitudes of respondents stratified by area of residence
Variable | Rural residence (N = 2558) | Urban Residence (N = 1751) | Difference in proportions | Total (N = 4309) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | % (95% CI) | N (%) | ||
*Do you think you can get TB? | 1370 (53.6) | 1103 (63.0) | - 9.4 (−12.4, − 6.5) | 2473 (57.4) | < 0.001 |
*How would you feel if you were found to have TB? | |||||
Fear | 1549 (60.6) | 868 (49.6) | 11.0 (8.0, 14.0) | 2417 (56.1) | < 0.001 |
Surprise | 1700 (66.5) | 1015 (58.0) | 8.5 (5.5, 11.4) | 2715 (63.0) | < 0.001 |
Shame | 851 (33.3) | 440 (25.1) | 8.1 (5.4, 10.9) | 1291 (30.0) | < 0.001 |
Embarrassment | 842 (32.9) | 441 (25.2) | 7.7 (5.0, 10.5) | 1283 (29.8) | < 0.001 |
Sadness | 1651 (64.5) | 1017 (58.1) | 6.5 (3.5, 9.4) | 2668 (61.9) | < 0.001 |
Hopelessness | 649 (25.4) | 384 (21.9) | 3.4 (0.9, 6.0) | 1033 (24.0) | 0.009 |
Happiness | 1903 (74.4) | 1383 (79.0) | - 4.6 (− 7.1, − 2.0) | 3286 (76.3) | 0.001 |
*Who would you talk to about your illness if you had TB? | |||||
Health workers | 2440 (95.4) | 1667 (95.2) | 0.2 (−1.1, 1.5) | 4107 (95.3) | 0.779 |
Spouse | 2343 (91.6) | 1562 (89.2) | 2.4 (0.6, 4.2) | 3905 (90.6) | 0.008 |
Parents | 2329 (91.0) | 1572 (89.8) | 1.3 (− 0.5, 3.1) | 3901 (90.5) | 0.162 |
Children | 2234 (87.3) | 1465 (83.7) | 3.7 (1.5, 5.8) | 3699 (85.8) | 0.001 |
Landlord/Household head | 2230 (87.2) | 1426 (81.4) | 5.7 (3.5, 8.0) | 3656 (84.9) | < 0.001 |
Close friend | 2032 (79.4) | 1368 (78.1) | 1.3 (−1.2, 3.8) | 3400 (78.9) | 0.300 |
How do you feel about people with TB? | |||||
I try to help | 1233 (48.2) | 948 (54.1) | - 5.9 (− 9.0, − 2.9) | 2181 (50.6) | < 0.001 |
I stay away from them | 1186 (46.4) | 710 (40.6) | 5.8 (2.8, 8.8) | 1896 (44.0) | < 0.001 |
Treat them like I treat other people | 139 (5.4) | 93 (5.3) | 0.1 (− 1.2, 1.5) | 232 (5.4) | 0.861 |
Overall attitude | |||||
Unfavourable | 2040 (79.7) | 1280 (73.1) | 6.6 (4.1, 9.2) | 3320 (77.0) | < 0.001 |
favourable | 518 (20.3) | 471 (26.9) | - 6.6 (− 9.2, − 4.1) | 989 (23.0) | < 0.001 |