Research Article
A Comparative Study of Knowledge, Attitude, and Determinants of Tuberculosis-Associated Stigma in Rural and Urban Communities of Lagos State, Nigeria
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents.
| | Variable | Rural () Freq. (%) | Urban () Freq. (%) | Total () | | df | value |
| | Age | | | | | | | | <25 | 113 (28.6) | 76 (19.2) | 189 (23.9) | 27.04 | 5 | <0.001 | | 25-34 | 142 (35.9) | 113 (28.6) | 255 (32.3) | | | | | 35-44 | 90 (22.8) | 115 (29.1) | 205 (25.9) | | | | | 45-54 | 29 (7.3) | 57 (14.4) | 86 (10.9) | | | | | 55-64 | 15 (3.8) | 19 (4,8) | 34 (4.3) | | | | | ≥65 | 6 (1.5) | 15 (3.8) | 21 (2.7) | | | | | Mean age | | | | | | <0.05 | | Sex | | | | | | | | Male | 207 (52.4) | 192 (48.6) | 399 (50.5) | 1.139 | 1 | 0.160 | | Female | 188 (47.6) | 203 (51.4) | 391 (49.5) | | | | | Ethnicity () | | | | | | | | Yoruba | 147 (37.2) | 295 (76.4) | 442 (56.6) | 284.0 | 3 | <0.001 | | Igbo | 34 (8.6) | 73 (18.9) | 107 (13.7) | | | | | Hausa | 1 (0.3) | 16 (4.1) | 17 (2.2) | | | | | Others | 213 (53.9) | 2 (0.5) | 215 (27.5) | | | | | Religion | | | | | | | | Christianity | 295 (74.7) | 244 (61.8) | 539 (68.2) | 16.96 | 2 | <0.001 | | Islam | 96 (24.3) | 149 (37.7) | 246 (31.0) | | | | | Others | 4 (1.0) | 2 (0.5) | 6 (0.8) | | | | | Marital status | | | | | | | | Married | 261 (66.1) | 240 (60.8) | 501 (63.4) | 11.0 | 3 | <0.001 | | Divorced/separated | 6 (1.5) | 23 (5.8) | 29 (3.7) | | | | | Widowed | 13 (3.3) | 16 (3.8) | 28 (3.5) | | | | | Single | 115 (29.1) | 117 (29.6) | 232 (29.4) | | | | | Education status | | | | | | | | No formal education | 51 (12.9) | 17 (4.3) | 69 (8.6) | 61.89 | 3 | <0.001 | | Primary | 97 (24.6) | 52 (13.2) | 149 (18.9) | | | | | Secondary | 208 (52.7) | 220 (55.7) | 428 (54.2) | | | | | Tertiary | 39 (9.9) | 107 (26.8) | 146 (18.4) | | | | | Employment status | | | | | | | | Employed | 363 (91.9) | 322 (81.9) | 685 (86.9) | 20.02 | 3 | <0.001 | | Unemployed | 31 (8.1) | 71(18.1) | 102 (13.1) | | | | | Occupation | | | | | | | | Professional/managerial | 14 (3.9) | 55 (16.9) | 69 (10.0) | 63.24 | 4 | <0.001 | | Clerical | 6 (1.7) | 11 (3.4) | 17 (2.5) | | | | | Sales and services | 136 (37.6) | 119 (36.5) | 255 (37.1) | | | | | Skilled manual | 160 (44.2) | 72 (22.1) | 232 (33.7) | | | | | Unskilled manual | 46 (12.7) | 69 (21.2) | 115 (16.7) | | | | | Income (naira) () | | | | | | | | <18,000 | 180 (51.4) | 66 (21.4) | 246 (37.4) | 64.66 | 2 | <0.001 | | 18000-30000 | 61 (17.4) | 72 (23.4) | 133 (20.2) | | | | | >30000 | 109 (31.1) | 170 (55.2) | 279 (42.4) | | | | | Mean income | | | ; | | Median income (range) | 15000 (1000 to 150000) | 30000 (3000 to 400000) | | | | | | Type of house () | | | | | | | | Duplex | 4 (1.03) | 1 (0.26) | 5 (0.64) | 45.05 | 4 | <0.001 | | 3/2 bedroom flat | 37 (9.5) | 67 (17.3) | 104 (13.4) | | | | | Self-contained | 77 (19.8) | 137 (35.4) | 214 (27.6) | | | | | One room shared | 270 (69.6) | 182 (47.0) | 452 (58.3) | | | | | Head of household | | | | | | | | Yes | 192 (49.2) | 172 (43.8) | 419 (53.5) | 3.25 | 2 | 0.197 | | No | 198 (50.8) | 221 (56.2) | 363 (46.4) | | | |
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