Table 3 Determinants of correct knowledge about tuberculosis transmission among participants by univariate and multivariable analyses

Age

 > 40

1

1

 > 25–40

1.10 (1.04–1.16)

1.04 (0.98–1.11)

 ≤ 25

1.16 (1.09–1.22)

1.08 (1.00–1.16)

Gender

 Female

1

 Male

1.11 (1.08–0.16)

1.19 (1.14–1.25)

Residence

 Urban

1

 Rural

0.86 (0.82–0.89)

1.23 (1.16–1.31)

Highest education level

 None

1

 Primary

1.31 (1.21–1.42)

1.26 (1.15–1.37)

 Secondary

1.86 (1.72–2.02)

1.74 (1.58–1.92)

 Higher

2.43 (2.16–2.73)

2.03 (1.77–2.34)

Marital status

 Never in Union

1

 Married

0.96 (0.92–1.00)

1.08 (1.02–1.15)

 Living with partner

0.90 (0.81–1.00)

0.96 (0.83–1.09)

 Widowed

1.01 (0.88–1.16)

1.12 (0.96–1.31)

 Divorced

0.88 (0.79–0.99)

1.06 (0.93–1.20)

 Separated

0.90 (0.79–1.02)

0.99 (0.85–1.14)

Religion

 No religion

1

 Other

0.90 (0.71–1.13)

0.72 (0.56–0.91)

 Other christian

1.02 (0.82–1.27)

0.79 (0.63–0.99)

 Pentecostal

1.77 (1.37–2.27)

1.30 (1.00–1.69)

 Protestant or anglican or methodist

0.76 (0.61–0.94)

0.58 (0.46–0.73)

 Roman catholic

0.94 (0.75–1.16)

0.71 (0.57–0.89)

Frequency of reading newspaper or magazine

 Not at all

1

 Less than once a week

1.27 (1.20–1.34)

1.05 (0.99–1.12)

 At least once a week

1.34 (1.26–1.42)

1.08 (1.00–1.15)

 Almost everyday

1.28 (1.17–1.41)

1.10 (0.99–1.22)

Frequency of listening to the radio

 Not at all

1

 Less than once a week

1.10 (1.04–1.17)

1.04 (0.97–1.11)

 At least once a week

1.38 (1.31–1.45)

1.19 (1.12–1.26)

 Almost everyday

1.18 (1.11–1.25)

1.15 (1.07–1.23)

Frequency of watching television

 Not at all

1

 Less than once a week

1.18 (1.11–1.25)

1.04 (0.97–1.12)

 At least once a week

1.41 (1.33–1.50)

1.05 (0.98–1.14)

 Almost everyday

1.19 (1.12–1.27)

0.91 (0.83–0.99)

SES

 Poorest

1

 Poorer

1.27 (1.19–1.35)

1.20 (1.12–1.29)

 Middle

1.38 (1.29–1.47)

1.30 (1.21–1.39)

 Richer

1.53 (1.43–1.63)

1.43 (1.32–1.54)

 Richest

2.00 (1.87–2.13)

1.74 (1.58–1.91)