| Parameters | Mothers’ knowledge of TB | p value | ||
| Yes (n = 256) | No (n = 124) | Total (n = 380) | ||
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
| Age groups |
|
|
| 0.02 |
| 15 - 24 years | 49 (19.1) | 46 (37.1) | 95 (25.0) |
|
| 25 - 34 years | 131 (51.2) | 53 (42.7) | 184 (48.0) |
|
| 35 - 44 years | 63 (24.6) | 18 (14.5) | 81 (21.3) |
|
| 45 - 54 years | 6 (2.3) | 2 (1.6) | 8 (2.1) |
|
| Unknown | 7 (2.8) | 5 (4.0) | 12 (3.1) |
|
| Education |
|
|
| 0.01 |
| Low level | 48 (18.8) | 43 (34.7) | 91 (23.9) |
|
| Medium level | 120 (46.9) | 54 (43.5) | 174 (45.8) |
|
| High level | 88 (34.4) | 27 (21.8) | 115 (30.3) |
|
| Occupation |
|
|
| 0.78 |
| Worker | 134 (52.3) | 61 (49.2) | 195 (51.3) |
|
| Student | 16 (6.3) | 7 (5.6) | 23 (6.1) |
|
| Unemployed | 106 (41.4) | 56 (45.2) | 162 (42.6) |
|
| Residence |
|
|
| 0.04 |
| Level 1 | 51 (19.9) | 26(21.0) | 77 (20.3) |
|
| Level 2 | 78 (30.5) | 21 (16.9) | 99 (26.1) |
|
| Level 3 | 59 (23.0) | 48 (38.7) | 107 (28.2) |
|
| Level 4 | 64 (25.0) | 29 (23.4) | 93 (24.5) |
|
| Level 5 | 4 (1.6) | 0 (0.0) | 4 (1.1) |
|
| Religion |
|
|
| 0.10 |
| Catholic | 46 (18.0) | 17 (13.7) | 63 (16.6) |
|
| Protestant | 33 (12.9) | 9 (7.3) | 42 (11.1) |
|
| Liberal Christian Churches | 168 (65.6) | 89 (71.8) | 257 (67.6) |
|
| Others* (Kimbaguist, Muslim …) | 9 (3.5) | 9 (7.3) | 18 (4.7) |
|
| Parity |
|
|
| 0.17 |
| Primiparity | 68 (26.6) | 44 (35.5) | 112 (29.5) |
|
| Low multiparity | 150 (58.6) | 66 (53.2) | 216 (56.8) |
|
| High multiparity | 38 (14.8) | 14 (11.3) | 52 (13.7) |
|