Research Article

Assessment of Knowledge and Attitude of Tuberculosis Patients in Direct Observation Therapy Program towards Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 3

TB patients’ overall knowledge and associated factors on MDR-TB in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2016 ().

CharacteristicsOverall knowledge ( (%))Odds ratio
PoorGoodCrude (COR)Adjusted (AOR)

Sex
 Male84 (19.9)133 (31.5)1.7 (1.2, 2.5)1.62 (1.1, 2.4)
 Female106 (25.1)99 (23.5)1.01.0
Age (years)
 ≤34124 (29.4)156 (36.9)1.01.0
 35-5455 (13.0)60 (14.2)0.87 (0.56, 1.34)0.81 (0.5, 1.3)
 ≥558 (1.9)13 (3.1)1.3 (0.52, 3.22)1.2 (0.5, 2.9)
Marital status
 Never married92 (18.7)115 (31.1)1.1 (0.7, 1.55)0.9 (0.6, 1.5)
 Ever married98 (26.3)116 (23.9)1.01.0
Educational status
 None (illiterate)24 (5.7)16 (3.8)1.01.0
 Primary level79 (18.7)68 (16.1)1.3 (0.634, 2.64)1.4 (0.6, 3.0)
 Secondary level43 (10.2)52 (12.3)1.8 (0.86, 3.8)2.2 (1.0, 5.2)
 Tertiary level44 (10.4)96 (22.8)3.3 (1.6, 6.8)4.3 (1.9, 9.8)
Occupational status
 Unemployed65641.01.0
 Employed1251681.4 (0.8, 2.1)0.9 (0.6, 1.5)
Average monthly income of respondent’s family or friends (ETB)
 <58585 (20.1)81 (19.2)0.6 (0.4, 1.1)0.5 (0.2, 1.3)
 586-165030 (7.1)36 (8.5)0.4 (0.2, 0.7)0.4 (0.2, 0.9)
 1651-314539 (9.2)44 (10.4)0.4 (0.23, 0.7)0.6 (0.3, 1.3)
 ≥314635 (8.3)70 (16.6)1.01.0
Sleeping practice in your home
 Alone and separate room69 (16.4)120 (28.4)3.5 (2.14, 5.65)8.0 (4.0, 15.7)
 Alone but not separate room43 (10.2)73 (17.3)3.4 (2.0, 5.82)5.8 (2.9, 11.2)
 In one bed with other members of family or friends78 (18.5)39 (9.3)1.01.0
No. of family/friends live with TB patients
 No one with me39 (9.2)63 (14.9)1.7 (1.01, 2.8)1.9 (0.7, 4.5)
 2-3 members69 (16.4)90 (21.3)1.2 (0.7, 1.9)1.2 (0.6, 2.2)
 ≥4 members82 (19.4)79 (18.7)1.01.0

indicates statistical significance association independent and dependent variable. indicates statistical strongly significance association independent and dependent variables. indicates percentage sum was more than 100% because of multiple responses and think that there are missed value in variables.