Table 3.
Predictors of Health-Seeking Preference Among Participants Who Knew About TB in Zhejiang, China (n=6013)
| Item | Health-Seeking Preference in the Scenario of Having a Cough for at Least 2 Weeks | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Appropriate/Total | AOR (95% CI) | p | |
| Residence | |||
| Urban | 2384/2672 | 1 | |
| Rural | 3005/3341 | 1.54 (1.26–1.88) | <0.001 |
| Marriage status | |||
| Married | 4682/5214 | 1 | |
| Unmarried | 499/560 | 0.52 (0.36–0.76) | 0.001 |
| Divorced or widowed | 208/239 | 1.10 (0.73–1.65) | 0.65 |
| Education level | |||
| Illiterate | 441/550 | 1 | |
| Primary school | 1230/1403 | 1.60 (1.21–2.11) | 0.001 |
| Junior middle school | 1773/1970 | 1.66 (1.26–2.20) | <0.001 |
| High school | 830/907 | 1.92 (1.35–2.74) | <0.001 |
| Junior college | 503/527 | 4.02 (2.36–6.83) | <0.001 |
| ≥University | 612/656 | 2.45 (1.49–4.02) | <0.001 |
| Occupation | |||
| Farmer | 1825/2102 | 1 | |
| Administrative staff | 281/308 | 1.04 (0.62–1.75) | 0.878 |
| Health care worker | 147/148 | 10.68 (1.44–79.13) | 0.02 |
| Teacher | 206/216 | 2.09 (0.99–4.40) | 0.052 |
| Professional technician | 490/538 | 1.27 (0.86–1.86) | 0.232 |
| Business/service personnel | 745/821 | 1.45 (1.06–1.98) | 0.02 |
| Industrial worker | 771/847 | 1.55 (1.16–2.06) | 0.003 |
| Student | 221/240 | 3.79 (2.04–7.06) | <0.001 |
| Unemployed | 703/709 | 1.72 (1.29–2.29) | <0.001 |
| “Should TB be suspected if a cough and expectoration persists for >2 weeks?” | |||
| No | 3351/3845 | 1 | |
| Yes | 2038/2168 | 1.52 (1.23–1.88) | <0.001 |
| “Do you know TB should be treated in designated TB hospital?” | |||
| No | 1622/1987 | 1 | |
| Yes | 3767/4026 | 2.24 (1.85–2.70) | <0.001 |
| “Do you know about the free policy about TB diagnosis and first-line drugs?” | |||
| No | 3265/3729 | 1 | |
| Yes | 2124/2284 | 1.23 (1.01–1.51) | 0.044 |
| “Do you believe TB can be cured?” | |||
| No | 1060/1305 | 1 | |
| Yes | 4329/4708 | 1.84 (1.53–2.22) | <0.001 |
Abbreviations: AOR, adjusted odds ratio; CI, confidence interval; TB, tuberculosis.