Variable | Median (Q1,Q3) | Knowledge Level | ||
Knowledge category | poor NO. (%) | good NO. (%) | ||
Towards nature of the disease | 6 (6,7) | 62 (57.64) | 46 (42.6) | |
Towards TB diagnosis | 10 (6,11) | 73 (67.6) | 35 (32.4) | |
Overall TB knowledge | 18 (14,19) | 69 (63.9) | 39 (31.6) | |
Knowledge about TB diagnosis | ||||
Attending TB training | COR | Poor NO. (%) | Good NO. (%) | P |
Yes | 2.45 | 22 (30.0) | 18 (51.4) | 0.03 |
No | Ref. | 51 (69.9) | 17 (48.6) | – |
Knowledge about the nature of TB | ||||
Duration of work at DOTS unit | COR | Poor NO. (%) | Good NO. (%) | |
< 6 months | 5.39 | 6 (9.7) | 9 (19.6) | 0.02 |
> 6 months | 3.05 | 38 (61.3) | 32 (69.6) | 0.047 |
Never | Ref. | 18 (29.0) | 5 (10.9) | – |
Overall Knowledge regarding TB | ||||
Duration of work at the health facility | COR | Poor NO. (%) | Good NO. (%) | |
< 2 years | 4.3 | 20 (29.0) | 15 (38.5) | 0.02 |
3–5 years | Ref. | 23 (33.3) | 4 (10.3) | – |
6–10 years | 4.3 | 16 (23.2) | 12 (30.8) | 0.03 |
> 10 years | 4.6 | 10 (14.5) | 8 (20.5) | 0.03 |