Knowledge about Tuberculosis: A Precursor to Effective TB Control—Findings from a Follow-Up National KAP Study on Tuberculosis among Nigerians

Table 4

Crude and adjusted ratios of overall knowledge of TB.

Characteristics	Crude odds ratios	value for crude odds ratios	Adjusted odds ratios	value for adjusted odds ratios
Sex
Males  (ref.)	1		1
Females	1.136 (0.964–1.340)	NS	1.113 (0.914–1.354)	NS
Marital status
Married (ref.)	1		1
Other	1.190 (0.985–1.438)	NS	1.019 (0.808–1.284)	NS
Age categories
16–29 (ref.)	1		1
30–44	1.080 (0.912–1.279)	NS	1.019 (0.808–1.284)	NS
45–59	0.900 (0.725–1.116)	NS	1.042 (0.780–1.392)	NS
60 years and above	0.726 (0.492–1.071)	NS	0.785 (0.491–1.257)	NS
Educational status
No formal education/Quranic (ref.)	1		1
Primary	0.921 (0.751–1.129)	NS	1.404 (1.062–1.857)
Secondary	1.428 (1.200–1.699)		2.165 (1.651–2.839)
Tertiary	1.710 (1.370–2.135)	NS	2.833 (2.006–4.002)
Occupation
Not employed (ref.)	1		1
Student	0.944 (0.738–1.206)	NS	0.746 (0.490–1.137)	NS
Self-employed/business owner	0.868 (0.731–1.032)	NS	0.892 (0.646–1.230)	NS
Formal employment	1.494 (1.666–1.915)		0.906 (0.595–1.381)	NS
Knowledge of TB
Low level of knowledge (ref.)	1		1
High level of knowledge	0.474 (0.401–0.561)	NS	0.585 (0.481–0.711)	NS

NS: not significant. inimal significance; igher level of significance; ery significant.