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Table 2 Knowledge level and factors associated with knowledge regarding TB among HCPs in Kereyu pastoralist district, Ethiopia

From: Health care providers’ knowledge, attitude and perceived stigma regarding tuberculosis in a pastoralist community in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

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

  1. *COR – crude odds ratio
  2. *Q1 and Q3 – quartile 1 and 3