Table 1 Stratification of TB knowledge by sub-groups of interest among Household Contacts
TB Knowledge Question | Responsea | Gender N (%) | HIV Status N (%) | At Least a High School Education N (%) | Total N (%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | χ2; p value | + | _ | χ2; p value | Yes | No | χ2; p value | |||
It is easier to get TB by living in crowded conditions | True | 30 (83) | 46 (79) | 1.92; 0.38 | 2 (50) | 71 (80) | 2.87; 0.24 | 64 (83) | 15 (68) | 4.87; 0.09 | 79 (80) |
False | 4 (11) | 11 (19) | 2 (50) | 15 (17) | 10 (13) | 7 (32) | 17 (17) | ||||
Uncertain | 2 (6) | 1 (2) | 0 | 3 (3) | 3 (4) | 0 | 3 (3) | ||||
A person with TB disease can look and feel fine | True | 24 (65) | 38 (66) | 4.87; 0.08 | 2 (50) | 60 (67) | 1.20; 0.55 | 50 (64) | 17 (77) | 1.46; 0.48 | 68 (68) |
False | 8 (22) | 16 (28) | 1 (25) | 22 (24) | 20 (26) | 4 (18) | 23 (23) | ||||
Uncertain | 5 (14) | 4 (7) | 1 (25) | 8 (9) | 8 (10) | 1 (5) | 9 (9) | ||||
A positive TB skin test means that you already have disease | True | 23 (40) | 17 (46) | 0.54; 0.76 | 3 (75) | 37 (41) | 2.07; 0.36 | 32 (41) | 10 (46) | 1.33; 0.51 | 42 (42) |
False | 23 (40) | 12 (32) | 1 (25) | 33 (37) | 31 (40) | 6 (27) | 37 (37) | ||||
Uncertain | 12 (21) | 8 (22) | 0 | 20 (22) | 15 (19) | 6 (27) | 21 (21) | ||||
A person can get TB by sharing dishes or utensils with someone who has TB | True | 28 (76) | 38 (66) | 1.12; 0.57 | 4 (100) | 61 (68) | 1.86; 0.39 | 55 (70) | 15 (68) | 1.86; 0.39 | 70 (70) |
False | 7 (19) | 15 (26) | 0 | 22 (24) | 20 (26) | 3 (14) | 23 (23) | ||||
Uncertain | 2 (5) | 5 (9) | 0 | 7 (8) | 3 (4) | 4 (18) | 7 (7) | ||||
I am afraid of infecting others | True | 20 (54) | 23 (40) | 2.39; 0.30 | 1 (25) | 42 (47) | 2.13; 0.35 | 32 (41) | 12 (55) | 1.39; 0.50 | 46 (46) |
False | 15 (41) | 28 (48) | 2 (50) | 42 (47) | 29 (50) | 8 (36) | 45 (45) | ||||
Uncertain | 2 (5) | 7 (12) | 1 (25) | 6 (6) | 7 (9) | 2 (9) | 9 (9) | ||||
Health care providers should be giving me medication for LTBI | True | 28 (76) | 41 (71) | 0.28; 0.86 | 4 (100) | 66 (73) | 1.43; 0.70 | 59 (77) | 14 (64) | 4.92; 0.18 | 73 (73) |
False | 8 (21) | 15 (26) | 0 | 22 (24) | 18 (23) | 6 (27) | 24 (24) | ||||
Uncertain | 1 (3) | 2 (3) | 0 | 2 (3) | 1 (2) | 1 (4) | 2 (2) | ||||