|
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)
|
