Research Article

Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP): Public Health and Economic Burden of Tuberculosis in Jarso District of West Wollega Zone, Oromia, Western Ethiopia

Table 6

Univariable and multivariable logistic regression analysis of the KAP of community of Jarso District, West Ethiopia.

Variables (%)Univariable analysisMultivariable analysis
95% CI valueAOR95% CI value

Age category
18-40158 (49.4)85.2210.69–679<0.001105.811.28–8715.940.038
41-60146 (45.6)12.861.65-100.460.01596.481.16–8020.160.043
>60 (ref)16 (5.0)
Sex
Male196 (61.2)1.861.14-3.030.0122.350.84–6.570.105
Female (ref)124 (38.8)
Residence
Urban151 (47.2)3.892.35-6.44<0.0012.241.33–15.330.023
Rural (ref)169 (52.8)
Educational
Illiteracy (ref)76 (23.8)
Write and read64 (20.0)37.4910.63-132.23<0.00161.2413.77-272.43<0.001
Primary45 (14.1)137.5233.66-561.85<0.001236.6342.96–1303.43<0.001
Secondary39 (12.2)91291.65-9075.12<0.0012051.30135.27–31107.4<0.001
Tertiary96 (30.0)1203.33196.06-7385.62<0.0019395.08212.62–415132<0.001
Occupation
Farmer (ref)128 (40.0)
H/Prfns.30 (9.4)9.332.03–42.80<0.00134.171.79-1300.20.015
Teacher23 (7.2)30.664.01–234.1<0.00132.531.10-33.900.026
Merchant39 (12.2)1.70.84–3.470.1425.270.10-255.560.686
Others100 (31.2)6.9993.22–11.160.0201.830.88-1361.020.401

H/Prfns: health professionals; Ref: reference cell; Others: students, jobless, and butchers.