Table 3

Factors associated with the core knowledge of tuberculosis (TB) among undergraduates in medical university in Southwest China

OR (95% CI)
FactorsTB symptoms of cough and blood-tinged sputumTB as one infectious diseaseTB as one curable diseaseTB dispensaryTB-free policy
Gender
 FemaleReferenceReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
 Male0.1 (0.1, 0.2)1.8 (1.3, 2.7)0.8 (0.6, 1.1)1.7 (1.3, 2.4)1.9 (1.5, 2.4)
Grade
 Year 1ReferenceReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
 Year 21.6 (1.5, 1.9)1.7 (1.5, 1.9)1.3 (0.9, 1.8)1.1 (0.8, 1.5)1.6 (1.2, 2.0)
 Year 31.8 (1.2,2.6)1.2 (0.8,1.7)1.1 (0.7, 1.5)1.1 (0.8, 1.6)1.7 (1.2, 2.3)
Major
 Clinic medicineReferenceReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
 Non-clinic medicine1.1 (0.8, 1.4)1.7 (0.5, 1.9)1.2 (0.9, 1.6)1.1 (0.8, 1.4)0.8 (0.6, 1.1)
Access to TB-health education
 YesReferenceReferenceReferenceReferenceReference
 No0.5 (0.4, 0.7)0.4 (0.3, 0.5)0.6 (0.5, 0.7)0.6 (0.5, 0.8)0.7 (0.5, 0.8)