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Table 3 Univariate and multivariate linear regression analysis of TB knowledge score

From: Tuberculosis in the era of infection with the human immunodeficiency virus: assessment and comparison of community knowledge of both infections in rural Uganda

  

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

Variable

 

slope (95% CI)

p

slope (95% CI)

p

Age

18-24

1.0

 

1.0

 
 

25-44

1.33 (−4.47, 7.12)

0.582

1.88 (−3.43, 7.19)

0.404

 

> = 45

6.76 (0.27, 13.26)

0.044

7.45 (0.30, 14.60)

0.044

Education

Primary or less

1.0

 

1.0

 
 

Secondary or higher

1.08 (−3.63, 5.80)

0.580

3.07 (−2.03, 8.18)

0.183

House**

Mud walled

1.0

 

-

 
 

Concrete walled

−1.75 (−7.69, 4.18)

0.482

-

 

Sex

Male

1.0

 

1.0

 
 

Female

−0.43 (−6.34, 5.51)

0.859

−0.31 (−6.08,5.45)

0.894

Marital status

Single

1.0

 

1.0

 
 

Ever married

1.17 (−5.27,7.62)

0.660

−0.49 (−6.77, 5.79)

0.850

Residence

Rural

1.0

 

1.0

 
 

Urban

−6.02 (−11.37, -0.68)

0.034

−6.27 (−11.73,-0.81)

0.032

Has a friend who has had TB

No

1.0

 

1.0

 

Yes

1.04 (−4.59,6.67)

0.654

0.63 (−4.47, 5.74)

0.762

  1. **Not included in model because of collinearity.
  2. Bold indicates statistically significant values (p <0.05).