Table 6. Association between zoonotic tuberculosis practices with cattle handlers’ demographic and socioeconomic characteristics in the selected districts of Bangladesh.
| Variable | Category | Practices | Chi-square P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inappropriate | Appropriate | |||
| Sex | Male | 259(67.6) | 124(32.4) | 0.13 |
| Female | 18(85.7) | 3(14.3) | ||
| Age | 20–29 | 38(61.3) | 24(38.7) | 0.54 |
| 30–39 | 72 (66.1) | 37(33.9) | ||
| 40–49 | 74(72.5) | 28(27.5) | ||
| 50–59 | 63(71.6) | 25(28.4) | ||
| >60 | 30(69.8) | 13(30.2) | ||
| Education | No formal | 92(75.4) | 30(24.6) | <0.001 |
| Basic/Primary | 78(72.2) | 30(27.8) | ||
| Secondary | 84 (69.4) | 37 (30.6) | ||
| Higher secondary | 17(54.8) | 14(45.2) | ||
| Graduation and above | 6 (27.3) | 16(72.7) | ||
| Duration of animal rearing (years) | 1–5 | 84(61.8) | 52(38.2) | 0.002 |
| 6–10 | 89(65.0) | 48(35.0) | ||
| 11–15 | 20(64.5) | 11(35.5) | ||
| > 15 | 84(84.0) | 16 (16.0) | ||
| Occupation | Others(business man/ shop owner/service holder) | 85 (63.4) | 49 (36.6) | 0.30 |
| Cattle farmers | 146 (70.9) | 60 (29.1) | ||
| Farm worker | 46(71.9) | 18(28.1) | ||
| Monthly income (BDT) | <10000 | 23 (82.1) | 5 (17.9) | 0.09 |
| 10,000–20000 | 80 (62.0) | 49 (38.0) | ||
| 20001–50000 | 85 (70.8) | 35 (29.2) | ||
| >50000 | 43 (75.4) | 14 (24.6) | ||