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Table 4 Results of mixed effects logistic regression models predicting positive attitude toward ambulatory TB treatment, including interaction between level of TB knowledge and participant group (TB case, household control, community control)

From: Knowledge and attitudes towards ambulatory treatment of tuberculоsis in Kazakhstan

Characteristic

Positive attitude toward ambulatory TB treatment

beta

OR

95% CI for OR

p-value

MAIN EFFECTS

 Participant group

  Community controls

0.00

1.00

(ref)

  Household controls

1.03

2.79

(1.42–5.48)

0.003

  New pulmonary TB cases

1.09

2.96

(1.44–6.08)

0.003

 Tuberculosis knowledge

  Insufficient

0.00

1.00

(ref)

  Sufficient

0.58

1.79

(0.89–3.61)

0.102

 Level of education

  Primary and secondary school

−0.61

0.54

(0.25–1.15)

0.112

  High school

−0.73

0.48

(0.28–0.82)

0.007

  Vocational education

−0.02

0.98

(0.59–1.62)

0.926

  Higher education

0.00

1.00

(ref)

 Region

  Almaty city

0.44

1.55

(0.74–3.25)

0.248

  Almaty oblast

1.52

4.58

(2.70–7.74)

< 0.001

  Kostanay oblast

0.00

1.00

(ref)

 High level of family support

  No

0.00

1.00

(ref)

  Yes

1.04

0.35

(0.22–0.56)

< 0.001

INTERACTIONS

 Sufficient knowledge × household controls

−0.63

0.53

(0.21–1.34)

0.180

 Sufficient knowledge × new pulmonary TB cases

−0.70

0.49

(0.20–1.23)

0.130