Table 3.

Cross-sectional association between perceived stigma toward tuberculosis (TB) and acceptance of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) treatment among male and female students in Shandong, China, in 2020.

Variables	Model 1a				Model 2b
	ORc	SE	95% CI	P value	OR	SE	95% CI	P value
Perceived stigma toward TB (n=1547)	1.04	0.019	1.00-1.07	.04	1.03	0.019	1.00-1.08	.05
Perceived stigma toward TB in male students (n=846)	1.06	0.025	1.02-1.11	.005	1.07	0.026	1.02-1.12	.005
Perceived stigma toward TB in female students (n=701)	1.00	0.029	0.94-1.06	.93	0.99	0.030	0.94-1.05	.87

^aModel 1 was unadjusted.

^bModel 2 was adjusted for age, type of students, type of residence, father’s level of education, mother’s level of education, household income, smoking, current drinking, physical activity level, exposure history of TB, boarding experiences, and knowledge of TB.

^cOR: odds ratio.