Research Article
Knowledge about Tuberculosis: A Precursor to Effective TB Control—Findings from a Follow-Up National KAP Study on Tuberculosis among Nigerians
Table 3
Communities attitudes towards TB by selected characteristics.
| | Characteristics | Good treatment seeking behavior for TB | Poor treatment seeking behavior for TB | Pearson value |
| | Sex | | | <0.237 | | Males | 915 (72.0) | 356 (28.0) | | | Females | 1,015 (74.0) | 356 (26.0) | | Marital status | | | <0.025 | | Single | 450 (74.9) | 151 (25.1) | | | Married | 1,383 (71.9) | 541 (28.1) | | Divorced/separated/other | 90 (82.6) | 19 (17.4) | | Age categories | | | <0.102 | | 16–29 | 728 (71.0) | 298 (29.0) | | | 30–44 | 756 (73.3) | 276 (26.7) | | 45–59 | 348 (76.7) | 106 (23.3) | | 60 years and above | 87 (77.0) | 26 (23.0) | | Study sites | | | <0.0001 | | Akwa Ibom | 428 (83.6) | 84 (16.4) | | | Benue | 456 (91.6) | 42 (8.4) | | Ebonyi | 326 (80.5) | 79 (19.5) | | Gombe | 187 (42.3) | 255 (57.7) | | Katsina | 353 (93.1) | 26 (6.9) | | Ondo | 180 (44.2) | 227 (55.8) | | Educational status | | | <0.0001 | | No formal education/Quranic | 366 (65.6) | 192 (34.4) | | | Primary | 389 (73.5) | 140 (26.5) | | Secondary | 722 (71.8) | 283 (28.2) | | Tertiary | 444 (82.8) | 92 (17.2) | | Occupation | | | <0.002 | | Not employed | 199 (69.6) | 87 (30.4) | | | Student | 245 (72.5) | 93 (27.5) | | Self-employed/business owner | 1,086 (71.6) | 431 (28.4) | | Formal employment | 315 (80.6) | 76 (19.4) | | Knowledge of TB | | | <0.0001 | | Low level of knowledge | 641 (62.0) | 393 (38.0) | | | High level of knowledge | 1,289 (80.1) | 320 (19.9) |
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