Table 2 Perceptions of tuberculosis and tuberculosis screening among contacts

Total

109

194

Contact attitudes towards TB

        Perceive discrimination against TB from outside the family

51

(47%)

70

(36%)

1.55

(0.95 -2.51)

        Believe that own risk of TB as being higher than the general population

76

(70%)

134

(69%)

1.2

(0.69 -2.07)

        Believe TB screening is beneficial for their family

91

(83%)

171

(88%)

0.55

(0.26 -1.15)

Knowledge and attitudes about TB

        TB can be transmitted by

                Sneezing

41

(38%)

62

(32%)

1.39

(0.84 -2.29)

                Talking

79

(72%)

149

(77%)

0.77

(0.44 -1.32)

                Sharing utensils

81

(74%)

156

(80%)

0.66

(0.37 -1.16)

                Sleeping in the same bedroom

70

(64%)

150

(77%)

0.46

(0.27 -0.78)

                Sharing towels, clothes etc.

67

(61%)

107

(55%)

1.25

(0.77 -2.03)

                Hugging or kissing

71

(65%)

143

(74%)

0.61

(0.36 -1.03)

                Sharing the same toilet

29

(27%)

40

(21%)

1.32

(0.75 -2.31)

                Having sexual intercourse

15

(14%)

20

(10%)

1.52

(0.74 -3.13)

        TB is caused by*

                An infectious organism

56

(55%)

126

(68%)

0.65

(0.39 -1.08)

                Living in an unhygienic environment

85

(83%)

139

(75%)

1.71

(0.91 -3.21)

                Inheriting the disease from your parents

33

(32%)

48

(26%)

1.44

(0.84 -2.46)

                A form of ‘exhausted TB’ which is not transmissible

64.0

(63%)

93

(50%)

1.69

(1.02 -2.78)

        The following people have a higher risk of developing TB*

                Tobacco and bong smokers

100

(98%)

180

(97%)

1.47

(0.29 -7.45)

                Children

79

(77%)

141

(76%)

0.99

(0.55 -1.77)

                Pregnant women

72

(71%)

138

(74%)

0.8

(0.46 -1.38)

                People with weakened immune systems such as diabetes

84

(82%)

154

(83%)

0.9

(0.47 -1.71)

                People with poor nutrition

91

(89%)

170

(91%)

0.77

(0.34 -1.74)

        Treatment and cure of TB*

        TB can be completely cured if a person takes treatment

102

(100%)

183

(98%)

na

                Traditional medicine can cure TB

12

(12%)

12

(6%)

2.07

(0.89 -4.84)

                Western medicine can cure TB

101

(99%)

180

(97%)

4.43

(0.51 -38.82)

                TB can severely affect your health

91.0

(89%)

173

(93%)

0.83

(0.34 -2.04)