A Cross-Sectional Study on Awareness of Tuberculosis Control Among Post-Treatment Tuberculosis Patients in a City in China

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Table 1 Characteristics of 837 Tuberculosis Patients Who Had Completed Treatment

Characteristics	Male, N=495 (%)	Female, N=342 (%)	All, N=837
Age group
15–35 year	157 (31.7)	135 (39.5)	292 (34.9)
36–55 year	140 (28.3)	119 (34.8)	259 (30.9)
56–65 year	90 (18.2)	37 (10.8)	127 (15.2)
≥65 year	108 (21.8)	51 (14.9)	159 (19.0)
Educational level
Junior High School or lower	159 (32.1)	90 (24.3)	249 (29.8)
High School/Middle School	163 (32.9)	92 (26.9)	255 (30.5)
University level or higher	173 (34.9)	160 (46.7)	333 (39.8)
Occupation
Domestic and unemployed	194 (39.2)	160 (46.8)	354 (42.3)
Farmers	79 (16.0)	36 (10.5)	115 (13.7)
Workers	69 (13.9)	42 (12.3)	111 (13.3)
Managers and employees	57 (11.5)	41 (12.0)	98 (11.7)
Pensioners	60 (12.1)	27 (7.9)	87 (10.4)
Others	36 (7.2)	36 (10.5)	72 (8.6)
Current Residence
Urban	456 (92.1)	322 (94.2)	778 (93.0)
Rural area	39 (7.9)	20 (5.8)	59 (7.0)
Monthly Income (RMB)
Less than 2000	108 (21.8)	74 (21.6)	182 (21.7)
2000–3999	116 (23.4)	91 (26.6)	207 (24.7)
4000–5999	166 (33.5)	125 (36.5)	291 (34.8)
More than 6000	105 (21.2)	52 (15.2)	157 (18.8)

Table 2 Awareness of the Core Knowledge Among 837 Tuberculosis Patients Who Had Completed Treatment

Items	Male			Female			All			χ2	P value
	Correct Responses	Incorrect Responses	Correctness Rate (%)	Correct Responses	Incorrect Responses	Correctness Rate (%)	Correct Responses	Incorrect Responses	Correctness rate (%)
The main transmission route of TB	368	127	74.3	255	87	74.6	623	214	74.43	0.01	0.94
Common suspected symptoms of TB	404	91	81.6	297	45	86.8	701	136	83.75	4.06	0.04
What to do if you suspect TB	423	72	85.5	307	35	89.8	730	107	87.22	3.37	0.7
Which hospitals offer discounted treatments and tests	436	59	88.1	312	30	91.2	748	89	89.37	2.11	0.15
Whether TB can be cured with regular treatment	378	117	76.4	271	71	79.2	649	188	77.54	0.96	0.32
General core knowledge	2009	466	81.7	1442	268	84.3	3451	734	82.46	6.06	0.30

Table 3 Univariate Binary Logistic Regression Analysis of Awareness of TB Among 837 Tuberculosis Patients Who Had Completed Treatment

ALL, N=837
Variables	Awareness of TB			OR (95% CI)	P value
	Unawareness	Awareness	Awareness rate (%)
Age group
15–35 year	52	240	82.2	Reference
36–55 year	57	202	78.0	0.77(0.51,1.17)	0.218
56–65 year	22	105	82.7	1.03(0.60–1.79)	0.905
≥65 year	53	106	66.7	0.43(0.28,0.68)	<0.001
Educational level
Junior High School or lower	73	176	70.7	Reference
High School/Middle School	55	200	78.4	1.51(1.01,2.26)	0.046
University level or higher	56	277	83.2	2.05(1.38,3.05)	<0.001
Occupation
Domestic and unemployed	27	88	76.5	Reference
Farmers	75	279	78.8	1.14(0.69,1.88)	0.605
Workers	18	93	83.8	1.59(0.81,3.01)	0.174
Managers and employees	23	75	76.5	1.00(0.53,1.39)	0.999
Pensioners	29	58	66.7	0.61(0.33,1.14)	0.123
Others	12	60	83.3	1.53(0.72,3.26)	0.267
Current Residence
Rural area	20	39	66.1	Reference
Urban	164	614	78.9	1.92(1.09,3.38)	0.024
Monthly Income (RMB)
Less than 2000	48	134	73.63	Reference
2000–3999	55	152	73.43	0.99(0.63,1.55)	0.965
4000–5999	56	235	80.76	1.50(0.97,2.33)	0.069
More than 6000	25	132	84.08	1.89(1.10,3.25)	0.021
MALE, N=495
Variables	Awareness of TB			OR (95% CI)	P值
	Unawareness	Awareness	Awareness rate (%)
Age group
15–35 year	31	162	80.3	Reference
36–55 year	36	104	74.3	0.71(0.41,1.23)	0.220
56–65 year	16	74	82.2	1.14(0.58,2.22)	0.705
≥65 year	37	71	65.7	0.47(0.27,0.83)	0.008
Educational level
Junior High School or lower	49	110	69.2	Reference
High School/Middle School	42	121	74.2	1.28(0.79,2.09)	0.315
University level or higher	29	144	83.2	2.21(1.31,3.73)	0.003
Occupation
Domestic and unemployed	20	59	74.7	Reference
Farmers	42	152	78.4	1.23(0.67,2.26)	0.512
Workers	12	57	82.6	1.61(0.72,3.59)	0.245
Managers and employees	19	38	66.7	0.68(0.32,1.43)	0.309
Pensioners	22	38	63.3	0.59(0.28,1.22)	0.151
Others	5	31	86.1	2.10(0.72,6.14)	0.175
Current Residence
Rural area	13	26	66.7	Reference
Urban	107	349	76.5	1.63(0.81,3.28)	0.171
Monthly Income (RMB)
Less than 2000	28	80	74.1	Reference
2000–3999	30	86	74.1	1.00(0.55,1.83)	0.991
4000–5999	39	127	76.5	1.14(0.65,2.00)	0.647
More than 6000	23	82	78.1	1.25(0.66,2.35)	0.492
FEMALE, N=342
Variables	Awareness of TB			OR (95% CI)	P值
	Unawareness	Awareness	Awareness rate (%)
Age group
15–35 year	21	114	84.4	Reference
36–55 year	21	98	82.4	0.86(0.44,1.67)	0.655
56–65 year	6	31	83.8	0.95(0.35,2.56)	0.922
≥65 year	16	35	68.6	0.40(0.19,0.86)	0.018
Educational level
Junior High School or lower	24	66	73.3	Reference
High School/Middle School	13	79	85.9	2.21(1.04,4.68)	0.038
University level or higher	27	133	83.1	1.79(0.96,3.34)	0.067
Occupation
Domestic and unemployed	7	29	80.6	Reference
Farmers	33	127	79.4	0.93(0.37,2.31)	0.874
Workers	6	36	85.7	1.45(0.44,4.79)	0.544
Managers and employees	4	37	90.2	2.23(0.60,8.37)	0.233
Pensioners	7	20	74.1	0.69(0.21,2.28)	0.541
Others	7	29	80.6	1.00(0.31,3.21)	1.00
Current Residence
Rural area	7	13	65.0%	Reference
Urban	57	265	82.3%	2.50(0.96.6.55)	0.062
Monthly Income (RMB)
Less than 2000	20	54	73.0%	Reference
2000–3999	25	66	72.5%	0.98(0.49,1.95)	0.949
4000–5999	17	108	86.4%	2.35(1.14,4.86)	0.021
More than 6000	2	50	96.2%	9.26(2.06,41.65)	0.004

Figure 1 A bar graph depicting the awareness scores of TB among 837 tuberculosis patients who had completed treatment divided according to (a) age group, (b) educational level, (c) current residence, (d) occupation and (e) monthly income.