Table 7 Factors associated with favourable attitudes among the respondents
Variable (n = 4309) | Unadjusted | Adjusted for all the variables | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OR | 95% CI | P-value | OR | 95% CI | P-value | |
Sex | ||||||
 Female+ | 1.00 |  |  | 1.00 |  |  |
 Male | 1.45 | 1.24–1.70 | < 0.001 | 1.25 | 1.03–1.53 | 0.028 |
Age group | ||||||
 15 – 34 yrs.+ | 1.00 |  |  | 1.00 |  |  |
 35 – 64 yrs | 1.34 | 1.13–1.58 | 0.001 | 1.12 | 0.91–1.37 | 0.296 |
  ≥ 65 yrs | 1.14 | 0.79–1.64 | 0.479 | 1.23 | 0.82–1.85 | 0.311 |
Marital status | ||||||
 Single+ | 1.00 |  |  | 1.00 |  |  |
 Married | 1.51 | 1.28–1.79 | < 0.001 | 1.67 | 1.34–2.07 | < 0.001 |
 Once married | 0.74 | 0.48–1.16 | 0.193 | 0.94 | 0.56–1.55 | 0.799 |
Educational status | ||||||
 Illiterate+ | 1.00 |  |  | 1.00 |  |  |
 Primary/Incomplete Sec. school | 1.21 | 0.98–1.51 | 0.075 | 1.39 | 1.09–1.77 | 0.008 |
 Read English/Arabic | 1.19 | 0.96–1.49 | 0.114 | 1.09 | 0.86–1.39 | 0.475 |
 Sec. school & above | 2.01 | 1.61–2.52 | < 0.001 | 2.04 | 1.57–2.65 | < 0.001 |
Employment status | ||||||
 Unemployed+ | 1.00 |  |  | 1.00 |  |  |
 Employed | 1.66 | 1.42–1.95 | < 0.001 | 1.30 | 1.07–1.57 | 0.008 |
Residence | ||||||
 Rural+ | 1.00 |  |  | 1.00 |  |  |
 Urban | 1.63 | 1.00–2.66 | 0.049 | 1.48 | 0.87–2.50 | 0.144 |
Knowledge of TB | ||||||
  Poor+ | 1.00 |  |  | 1.00 |  |  |
 Good | 2.65 | 2.20–3.19 | < 0.001 | 2.21 | 1.83–2.68 | < 0.001 |
Practice towards TB | ||||||
 Poor+ | 1.00 |  |  | 1.00 |  |  |
 Good | 3.27 | 2.33–4.59 | < 0.001 | 2.80 | 1.97–3.97 | < 0.001 |