Research Article

A Comparative Study of Knowledge, Attitude, and Determinants of Tuberculosis-Associated Stigma in Rural and Urban Communities of Lagos State, Nigeria

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents.

VariableRural () Freq. (%)Urban () Freq. (%)Total ()df value

Age
 <25113 (28.6)76 (19.2)189 (23.9)27.045<0.001
 25-34142 (35.9)113 (28.6)255 (32.3)
 35-4490 (22.8)115 (29.1)205 (25.9)
 45-5429 (7.3)57 (14.4)86 (10.9)
 55-6415 (3.8)19 (4,8)34 (4.3)
 ≥656 (1.5)15 (3.8)21 (2.7)
Mean age<0.05
Sex
 Male207 (52.4)192 (48.6)399 (50.5)1.13910.160
 Female188 (47.6)203 (51.4)391 (49.5)
Ethnicity ()
 Yoruba147 (37.2)295 (76.4)442 (56.6)284.03<0.001
 Igbo34 (8.6)73 (18.9)107 (13.7)
 Hausa1 (0.3)16 (4.1)17 (2.2)
 Others213 (53.9)2 (0.5)215 (27.5)
Religion
 Christianity295 (74.7)244 (61.8)539 (68.2)16.962<0.001
 Islam96 (24.3)149 (37.7)246 (31.0)
 Others4 (1.0)2 (0.5)6 (0.8)
Marital status
 Married261 (66.1)240 (60.8)501 (63.4)11.03<0.001
 Divorced/separated6 (1.5)23 (5.8)29 (3.7)
 Widowed13 (3.3)16 (3.8)28 (3.5)
 Single115 (29.1)117 (29.6)232 (29.4)
Education status
 No formal education51 (12.9)17 (4.3)69 (8.6)61.893<0.001
 Primary97 (24.6)52 (13.2)149 (18.9)
 Secondary208 (52.7)220 (55.7)428 (54.2)
 Tertiary39 (9.9)107 (26.8)146 (18.4)
Employment status
 Employed363 (91.9)322 (81.9)685 (86.9)20.023<0.001
 Unemployed31 (8.1)71(18.1)102 (13.1)
Occupation
 Professional/managerial14 (3.9)55 (16.9)69 (10.0)63.244<0.001
 Clerical6 (1.7)11 (3.4)17 (2.5)
 Sales and services136 (37.6)119 (36.5)255 (37.1)
 Skilled manual160 (44.2)72 (22.1)232 (33.7)
 Unskilled manual46 (12.7)69 (21.2)115 (16.7)
Income (naira) ()
 <18,000180 (51.4)66 (21.4)246 (37.4)64.662<0.001
 18000-3000061 (17.4)72 (23.4)133 (20.2)
 >30000109 (31.1)170 (55.2)279 (42.4)
Mean income;
Median income (range)15000 (1000 to 150000)30000 (3000 to 400000)
Type of house ()
 Duplex4 (1.03)1 (0.26)5 (0.64)45.054<0.001
 3/2 bedroom flat37 (9.5)67 (17.3)104 (13.4)
 Self-contained77 (19.8)137 (35.4)214 (27.6)
 One room shared270 (69.6)182 (47.0)452 (58.3)
Head of household
 Yes192 (49.2)172 (43.8)419 (53.5)3.2520.197
 No198 (50.8)221 (56.2)363 (46.4)