Table 2. Association between cattle handlers’ demographics, socioeconomic characteristics and overall knowledge of zoonotic tuberculosis in the selected districts of Bangladesh.
| Variable | Category | Knowledge | Chi-square | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inadequate (%) | Adequate (%) | P-value | ||
| Sex | Male | 222 (58) | 161 (42) | 0.48 |
| Female | 10 (47.6) | 11 (52.4) | ||
| Age | 20–29 | 39 (62.9) | 23 (37.1) | 0.05 |
| 30–39 | 64 (58.7) | 45 (41.3) | ||
| 40–49 | 50 (49) | 52 (51) | ||
| 50–59 | 47 (53.4) | 41 (46.6) | ||
| >60 | 32 (74.4) | 11 (25.6) | ||
| Education | No formal | 86 (70.5) | 36 (29.5) | <0.001 |
| Basic/Primary | 73 (67.6) | 35 (32.4) | ||
| Secondary | 52 (43.0) | 69 (57.0) | ||
| Higher secondary | 14 (45.2) | 17 (54.8) | ||
| Graduation and above | 7 (31.8) | 15 (68.2) | ||
| Duration of animal rearing (years) | 1–5 | 62 (45.6) | 74 (54.4) | <0.001 |
| 6–10 | 77 (56.2) | 60 (43.8) | ||
| 11–15 | 24 (77.4) | 7 (22.6) | ||
| > 15 | 69 (69.0) | 18 (31.0) | ||
| Occupation | Others(business man, shop owner, service holder) | 68 (50.7) | 66 (49.3) | 0.16 |
| Cattle farmers | 125 (60.7) | 81 (39.3) | ||
| Farm worker | 39 (60.9) | 25 (39.1) | ||
| Monthly income (BDT) (N = 334) | <10000 | 13 (46.4) | 15 (53.6) | <0.001 |
| 10000–20000 | 89 (69.0) | 40 (31.0) | ||
| 20001–50000 | 52 (43.3) | 68 (56.7) | ||
| >50000 | 27 (47.4) | 30 (52.6) | ||