Research Article

Socioeconomic Factors Associated with Knowledge on Tuberculosis among Adults in Ethiopia

Table 7

Factors associated with low TB knowledge among Men, Ethiopia 2011, continued.

CharacteristicsCategoryLow knowledge
(%)
Crude OR (95% CI) value
(crude)
Adjusted OR (95% CI) value
(adjusted)

OccupationProfessional/technical/managerial63 (7.77)1
Not working340 (34.94)6.38 (4.03, 10.08)<0.0001
Clerical/sales and services403 (24.66)3.89 (2.44, 6.19)<0.0001
Agricultural employee3,030 (35.84)6.63 (4.42, 9.96)<0.0001
Skilled manual201 (21.01)3.16 (1.99, 5.02)<0.0001
Unskilled manual64 (29.98)5.08 (2.69, 9.60)<0.0001

Exposure to mass mediaAccesses none of the three media at least once a week1,096 (50.75)2.61 (2.23, 3.05)<0.00011.71 (1.54, 1.90)<0.0001
Accesses either newspaper, TV, or radio at least once a week3,027 (28.31)11

Heard of community conversation programNo5,203 (42.1)2.39 (2.10, 2.71)<0.00011.71 (1.57, 1.85)<0.0001
Yes1,385 (23.35)11

Final model fitPseudo-, Log Likelihood = −7164.00, LR (17) = 1655.86,