Table 2: Environmental, animal husbandry and household factors associated with
occurrence of and pastoralist’s knowledge on mycobacterial infections among the
pastoral communities in the districts of Nakasongola and Mubende, Uganda.
Exposure
variable
Level
No. of
Respondent
Knowledge (%)
of TB [ 95%CI]
Role in cattle or
any animal
management
Herding
100
57 [47.1-66.4]
Milking
35
68.6[51.5-81.7]
Watering
29
58.6[40.2-74.9]
None
89
62.9[52.4-66.7]
Stream
7
71.4[32.4-92.8]
Borehole
106
58.5[48.9-67.5]
Valley dam
88
61.4[50.8-70.9]
Pond
20
70[47.1-85.9]
Spring
32
59.4[41.8-74.8]
Stream
7
76.9[47.6-92.4]
Borehole
106
57.1[45.3-68.2]
Valley dam
88
63.6[54.2-72.1]
Pond
20
56[36.5-63.8]
Spring
32
57.1[40.5-72.4]
Clay
6
61.2[54.6-67.4]
Gourd
23
60.9[40.1-78.3]
Plastic
224
50[16.6-83.4]
Pond
20
70[47.1-85.9]
Spring
32
59.4[41.8-74.8]
Sharing water
Yes
sources with other
animals
No
146
67.1[59.0-74.3]
107
52.3[42.8-61.7]
Occurence of
wildlife at the
water source.
Yes
192
62.5[55.4-69.1]
No
61
55.7[43.09-67.7]
Source of
drinking water
Source of water
for domestic use
The type of
container for
keeping water for
daily use
POccurence
Pvalue (%) of TB value
[ 95%CI]
0.634 49 [39.3- 0.243
58.8]
68.6[51.581.7]
51.7[33.869.1]
56.2[45.766.2]
0.859 85.7[41.6- 0.002
98]
50[40.559.5]
47.7[37.558.2]
50[29.370.7]
84[67.493.4]
0.625
46[220.011
71.9]
51.4[39.762.9]
50[40.759]
48[29.567]
82.9[66.692]
0.859 54.5[47.9- 0.816
60.9]
52.2[32.471.3]
66.7[26.791.7]
50[29.370.7]
84[67.493.4]
0.018 57.5[49.3- 0.267
65.3]
50.5[4159.9]
0.348 57.8[50.7- 0.066
64.6]
44.3[32.356.9]
The type of
Wildlife -water
source.
Use of separate
container in
drinking water
and domestic
water.
Occurence of the
sediment in the
water container
Frequency of
cleaning the
container
Water related
human diseases
Average number
of rooms present
in household
Average number
of windows
No recall
144
62.5[54.3-70.07]
Monkey
105
59[ 49.4-68.08]
Rabbits
4
50[12.2-87.8]
Yes
170
59.4[51.8-66.6]
No
83
63.8[52.9-73.5]
Always
23
60.8[40.1-78.3]
Sometimes
62
62.9[50.2-74]
Not seen
168
60.1[52.5-67.3]
Daily
132
62.9[54.3-70.7]
twice a week
108
59.3[49.7-68.2]
once week
9
55.6[24.9-82.5]
Diarrhoea
57
70.2[57.1-80.6]
Cough
135
57.1[48.5-65.2]
Worms
52
61.5[47.7-73.7]
Malaria
9
55.6[24.9-82.5]
1 to 2 rooms.
34
58.5[50.6-65.9]
3 to 5 rooms
142
63.6[53.1-73.1]
> 6 rooms
77
83.3[36.5-97.8]
No windows
3
66.7[15.1-95.7]
1-2windows
182
60.9[53.7-66.9]
3-5windows
57
57.9[44.8-67.9]
>6windows
11
72.7[41.2-91.0]
Number of people 1-3 people
sleeping together
in a single room
3-5 people
34
64.7[47.5-78.8]
142
59.2[50.8-66.9]
6-9 people
77
62.3[50.9-72.5]
A few hours
100
55[45.1-64.5]
1-3 days
153
64.7[56.8-71.9]
Yes
16
8.75[6.1-44.9]
The period
drinking water
lasts in the
container
Keeping animals
0.778
54.2[45.962.2]
55.2[45.664.5]
50[12.287.8]
49.4[41.956.9]
65[54.274.6]
0.969
69.5[48.384.8]
61.3[48.672.6]
50[42.557.6]
0.801
53[44.561.4]
55.6[4664.7]
66.7[3388.9]
0.391 75.4[62.684.9]
49.6[41.258]
48[34.961.6]
33.3[1166.9]
0.383 55.4[47.562.9]
51[40.761.5]
83.3[36.597.8]
0.293 66.7[15.195.7]
53.8[46.561.01]
56.1[43.268.4]
54.6[26.779.9]
0.797 41.2[26.158.2]
62.7[54.470.3]
45.5[34.756.7]
0.124
48[38.357.8]
58.8[50.866.4]
<0.001 43.7[22.3-
0.101
0.498
0.929
0.019
0.706
0.003
0.295
0.965
0.013
0.093
0.372
in the human
shelter at night
Diagnosis(by
professionals)of
TB adenitis and
other
mycobacterioses
Diagnosis and
treatment done
following
Tuberculosis
illness
Heard/seen signs
of adenitis
Site of adenitis
noticed in the
patient within the
family or
community
The management
of
mycobacterioses
and tuberculosis
67.8]
No
237
63.7[57.4-69.6]
Unable to
make diagnosis
Diagnosed
179
82.7[76.4-87.7]
74
9.5[4.4-19.7]
Yes
121
52.1[43.1-60.9]
No
132
68.9[60.5-76.3 ]
Could not
191
77.5[70.9-82.9]
Have
seen/heard
Havent
seen/heard
No recall
58
8.62[3.6-19.2 ]
4
25[3.3-76.5 ]
6
16.7[2.3-63.5]
Cervical
51
15.7[8.0-28.5]
Inguinal
196
73.9[67.3-79.7 ]
Visit to the
health service
provider
208
72.3[65.6-78.2]
55.3[48.961.5]
<0.001 73.7[66.8- <0.001
79.7]
9.5[4.319.7]
0.007
<0.001
0
0
39.7[3148.7]
68[59.775.6]
<0.001
69[62.2- <0.001
75.3]
8.6[3.619.2]
25[3.376.5]
16.7[2.3- <0.001
63.5]
7.8[2.919.2]
67.9[60.974]
66.7[59.70
72.9]