Table 1.
Characteristics of participants according to health professionals
| Physician | Nurse | Others | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 140 | n = 256 | n = 44 | ||
| Demographics | ||||
| Age-mean (SD), yr. | 36.9 (8.1) | 32.1 (6.9) | 32.9 (6.9) | <0.001‡ |
| ≤ 29 | 30 (21.4) | 96 (37.5) | 14 (31.8) | |
| 30–39 | 66 (47.1) | 122 (47.7) | 22 (50.0) | |
| ≥ 40 | 44 (31.4) | 38 (14.8) | 8 (18.2) | |
| Gender-male, n (%) | 2 (44.3) | 42 (16.4) | 14 (31.8) | <0.001* |
| Working conditions | ||||
| Working experience as your profession-median (IQR), yr. | 9 (3–15) | 6 (3–19) | 8 (3–12) | 0.131§ |
| Work in high-risk position for TB, n (%) | 103 (73.6) | 194 (77.0) | 32 (72.7) | 0.678* |
| History of Education on TB, n (%) | ||||
| Ever attended any of educational programs regarding TB | 80 (58.4) | 62 (24.7) | 7 (15.9) | <0.001* |
| History of TB disease, n (%) | ||||
| Past history | 9 (6.5) | 16 (6.3) | 0 (0.0) | 0.483† |
| Currently on TB treatment | 1 (0.7) | 5 (2.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.322† |
| Information resources regarding TB, n (%) (n = 432) | ||||
| Seminar | 64 (45.7) | 34 (13.7) | 6 (13.6) | <0.001* |
| Scientific research paper | 60 (42.9) | 22 (8.9) | 7 (15.9) | <0.001* |
| Guidelines | 78 (55.7) | 89 (35.9) | 16 (36.4) | <0.001* |
| University faculties | 98 (70.0) | 74 (29.8) | 13 (29.5) | <0.001* |
| Friends and Colleagues | 66 (47.1) | 143 (57.7) | 15 (34.1) | 0.006* |
| Media news | 70 (50.0) | 184 (74.2) | 28 (63.6) | <0.001* |
| Others | 7 (5.0) | 35 (14.1) | 7 (15.9) | 0.015* |
SD Standard deviation, IQR Interquartile range, TB Tuberculosis
* χ2 test; †Fisher’s exact test; ‡Mann-Whitney U test; §Kruskal-Wallis test