Exploring TB-Related Knowledge, Attitude, Behaviour, and Practice among Migrant Workers in Tajikistan
Table 2
Sufficient* TB knowledge associated with main sociodemographic characteristics of migrants.
Sociodemographic characteristics
Total sample ()
TB knowledge ()
-value
%
%
Gender
Female
6
1%
1
17%
0.853
Male
503
99%
99
20%
Age groups
18–29 years
200
39%
34
17%
0.464
30–39 years
173
34%
36
21%
40 years and over
136
27%
30
22%
Level of education
No education or Primary
57
11%
8
14%
0.051
Secondary
373
73%
69
18%
Tertiary
79
16%
23
29%
Distance from the nearest health centre
Less than 10 km
404
79%
83
21%
0.317
10 km and more
105
21%
18
17%
Current employment status
Employed
167
33%
38
23%
0.217
Unemployed
342
67%
62
18%
Financial position of family (all 5 possible answers)
Not enough money even to buy the food
41
8%
5
12%
0.414
Enough money for food but not for clothes
229
45%
45
20%
Enough for food and clothes but not for expensive things
197
39%
44
22%
We can buy some expensive things
35
7%
6
17%
We can let us every thing we want
6
1%
0
0%
No answer/refused to answer
1
Financial position of family (answers grouped in 2 categories)
Lower
270
53%
50
19%
0.481
Higher
238
47%
50
21%
No answer/refused to answer
1
Accessibility medical services abroad
Yes
226
44%
51
23%
0.138
No
283
56%
49
17%
* “Sufficient knowledge of TB” is defined as the capacity of correctly identifying at least three TB signs/symptoms (fever, fatigue, weight loss, cough, chest pain, shortness of breath), airborne transmission, and possibility to be cured by specific drugs taken without interruption.
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