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Table 4 Bivariate and multivariable analysis of TBIC knowledge among health care workers in Wakiso and Mukono districts in Uganda

From: Tuberculosis infection control knowledge and attitudes among health workers in Uganda: a cross-sectional study

Variable

TBIC knowledge

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

P

Good

Poor

Crude OR 95 % CI

Adjusted OR 95 % CI

District

 Mukono

188/254 (74)

66/254 (26)

1

1

 

 Wakiso

167/258 (65)

91/258 (35)

0.64 (0.44–0.94)

0.71 (0.47–1.07)

0.10

Sex

 Male

103/137 (75)

34/137 (25)

1

1

 

 Female

252/372 (68)

120/372 (32)

0.69 (0.44–1.08)

0.77 (0.49–1.23)

0.28

Age

 15–24

40/63 (63)

23/63 (37)

1

-

 

 25–34

136/186 (73)

50/186 (27)

1.56 (0.85–2.87)

-

 

 35–44

87/123 (71)

36/123 (29)

1.39 (0.73–2.64)

-

 

 44 and above

92/140 (66)

48/140 (34)

1.10 (0.59–2.05)

-

 

Facility level

 HCIII

112/166 (67)

54/166 (33)

1

-

 

 HCIV

75/112 (67)

37/112 (33)

0.98 (0.59–1.63)

  

 Hospital

168/234 (72)

66/234 (28)

1.22 (0.79–1.89)

-

 

Facility ownership

 Government

228/332 (69)

104/332 (31)

1

-

-

 PNFP

127/180 (71)

53/180 (29)

1.09 (0.74–1.62)

-

-

Cadre

 Clinical

297/411 (72)

114/411 (28)

1

1

 

 Non-clinical

58/99 (59)

41/99 (41)

0.54 (0.34–0.86)

0.61 (0.38–0.97)

0.04

Workplace

 In-patient

53/75 (71)

22/75 (29)

1

-

-

 Outpatient

299/432 (69)

133/432 (31)

0.93 (0.54–1.59)

  

Attended TBIC training

 Yes

174/225 (77)

51/225 (27)

1

1

 

 No

180/282 (64)

102/282 (36)

0.51 (0.34–0.76)

0.64 (0.42–0.99)

0.047