Table 1. Characteristics of HCWs who had heard of TPT in China, 2020.
| Factor | HCWs who had heard of TPT (n, %) | HCWs who had not heard of TPT (n, %) |
Unadjusted OR
(95% CI) |
P value |
Adjusted OR
(95% CI) |
P value |
| Abbreviations: HCWs=healthcare workers; TPT=tuberculosis preventive treatment; OR=odds ratio; CI=confidence interval; TB=tuberculosis. | ||||||
| Total | 4,796/5,547 (86.5) | 751/5,547 (13.5) | ||||
| Age, years | ||||||
| ≤30 | 719 (84.0) | 137 (16.0) | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||
| 31–40 | 1,521 (86.3) | 241 (13.7) | 1.203 (0.958–1.510) | 0.112 | 0.965 (0.762–1.222) | 0.766 |
| 41–50 | 1,790 (87.2) | 264 (12.8) | 1.293 (1.033–1.616) | 0.025 | 0.958 (0.749–1.225) | 0.730 |
| ≥50 | 766 (87.5) | 109 (12.5) | 1.339 (1.021–1.757) | 0.035 | 0.783 (0.569–1.078) | 0.134 |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 1,835 (89.2) | 222 (10.8) | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||
| Female | 2,961 (84.8) | 529 (15.2) | 0.677 (0.573–0.801) | <0.001 | 0.735 (0.616–0.876) | <0.001 |
| Education Level | ||||||
| Senior high school degree or below | 585 (81.9) | 129 (18.1) | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||
| Junior college | 1,488 (84.0) | 284 (16.0) | 1.155 (0.919–1.453) | 0.217 | 1.013 (0.794–1.291) | 0.919 |
| Bachelor degrees | 2,458 (88.2) | 330 (11.8) | 1.642 (1.315–2.052) | <0.001 | 1.209 (0.940–1.553) | 0.139 |
| Postgraduate and above | 265 (97.1) | 8 (2.9) | 7.303 (3.524–15.135) | <0.001 | 4.515 (2.134–9.550) | <0.001 |
| Institution | ||||||
| CDC | 1,454 (92.1) | 124 (7.9) | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||
| Designated TB hospital | 2,292 (87.6) | 324 (12.4) | 0.603 (0.486–0.750) | <0.001 | 0.621 (0.497–0.776) | <0.001 |
| Primary health care institutions | 1,050 (77.6) | 303 (22.4) | 0.296 (0.236–0.370) | <0.001 | 0.360 (0.283–0.457) | <0.001 |
| Region | ||||||
| Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai | 321 (88.9) | 40 (11.1) | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||
| East | 1,731 (88.7) | 220 (11.3) | 0.980 (0.686–1.402) | 0.913 | 1.215 (0.839–1.760) | 0.302 |
| Middle | 1,626 (82.8) | 339 (17.2) | 0.598 (0.422–0.847) | 0.004 | 0.713 (0.497–1.023) | 0.067 |
| West | 1,118 (88.0) | 152 (12.0) | 0.917 (0.633–1.327) | 0.644 | 0.961 (0.656–1.409) | 0.840 |
| Years of experience as a TB HCW, year
|
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| ≤10 | 2,830 (83.7) | 552 (16.3) | 1.000 | 1.000 | ||
| 11–20 | 1,164 (90.6) | 120 (9.4) | 1.892 (1.535–2.332) | <0.001 | 1.596 (1.274–2.001) | <0.001 |
| 21–30 | 674 (90.7) | 69 (9.3) | 1.905 (1.463–2.481) | <0.001 | 1.823 (1.352–2.458) | <0.001 |
| ≥31 | 128 (92.8) | 10 (7.2) | 2.497 (1.303–4.782) | 0.006 | 2.555 (1.271–5.137) | <0.001 |