Table 8 Factors associated with good practice 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 |  |  | – |  |  |
 Male | 0.99 | 0.82–1.19 | 0.900 | – | – | – |
Age group | ||||||
 15 – 34 yrs.+ | 1.00 |  |  | – |  |  |
 35 – 64 yrs | 1.07 | 0.87–1.31 | 0.518 | – | – | – |
  ≥ 65 yrs | 0.83 | 0.56–1.23 | 0.358 | – | – | – |
Marital status | ||||||
 Unmarried+ | 1.00 |  |  | 1.00 |  |  |
 Married | 1.30 | 1.06–1.59 | 0.013 | 1.63 | 1.28–2.08 | < 0.001 |
 Once married | 0.92 | 0.60–1.41 | 0.716 | 1.34 | 0.84–2.13 | 0.220 |
Educational status | ||||||
 Illiterate+ | 1.00 |  |  | 1.00 |  |  |
 Primary/Incomplete Sec. school | 1.52 | 1.18–1.94 | 0.001 | 1.82 | 1.37–2.42 | < 0.001 |
 Read English/Arabic | 1.16 | 0.88–1.51 | 0.292 | 1.17 | 0.88–1.56 | 0.282 |
 Sec. school & above | 4.05 | 2.70–6.05 | < 0.001 | 4.08 | 2.65–6.23 | < 0.001 |
Employment status | ||||||
 Unemployed+ | 1.00 |  |  | 1.00 |  |  |
 Employed | 1.38 | 1.13–1.68 | 0.001 | 1.25 | 1.01–1.54 | 0.039 |
Residence | ||||||
 Rural+ | 1.00 |  |  | – |  |  |
 Urban | 1.93 | 0.78–4.76 | 0.152 | – | – | – |
Knowledge of TB | ||||||
 Poor+ | 1.00 |  |  | 1.00 |  |  |
 Good | 2.62 | 2.05–3.34 | < 0.001 | 2.08 | 1.62–2.67 | < 0.001 |
Attitude towards TB | ||||||
 Unfavorable+ | 1.00 |  |  | 1.00 |  |  |
 Favourable | 3.09 | 2.19–4.36 | < 0.001 | 2.26 | 1.58–3.23 | < 0.001 |