Knowledge question | Beginning of study | End of study | ||||||
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Intervention arm | Control arm | χ2 | p value | Intervention arm | Control arm | χ2 | p value | |
N = 44 n (%) | N = 41 n (%) | N = 41 n (%) | N = 35 n (%) | |||||
IPT reduces the risk of TB infection for HIV positive patients | 42 (95.5) | 39 (95.1) | FT | 1.0 | 41 (100.0) | 33 (94.3) | FT | 0.21 |
Patients with active TB should not be given IPT | 33 (75.0) | 34 (82.9) | 0.80 | 0.37 | 41 (100.0) | 28 (80.0) | FT | 0.003a |
Knowledge of TB symptoms | 37 (84.1) | 39 (95.1) | FT | 0.2 | 37 (90.2) | 31 (88.6) | FT | 1.0 |
Is chest radiography a requirement for screening | 26 (59.1) | 10 (24.4) | 10.47 | 0.001a | 26 (63.4) | 6 (17.1) | 16.58 |  < 0.001a |
Knowledge about eligibility for IPT | 15 (34.1) | 3 (7.3) | 9.11 | 0.003a | 29 (70.7) | 1 (2.9) | 36.41 |  < 0.001a |
Is current pregnancy a contraindication for starting IPT | 31 (70.5) | 32 (78.0) | 0.64 | 0.42 | 36 (87.8) | 29 (82.9) | 0.37 | 0.54 |
IPT as secondary prophylaxis for people with past history of TB | 24 (54.5) | 35 (85.4) | 9.50 | 0.002a | 33 (80.5) | 30 (85.7) | 036 | 0.55 |
Best TB preventive treatment drug | 40 (90.9) | 37 (90.2) | FT | 1.0 | 41 (100.0) | 30 (85.7) | FT | 0.02 |
Isoniazid drug dose | 35 (79.5) | 34 (82.9) | 0.16 | 0.79 | 41 (100.0) | 34 (97.1) | FT | 0.46 |
Overall Knowledge score | ||||||||
 Good | 24 (54.5) | 26 (63.4) | 0.69 | 0.40 | 37 (90.2) | 18 (51.4) | 14.22 |  < 0.001a |
 Poor | 20 (45.5) | 15 (36.6) |  |  | 4 (9.8) | 17 (48.6) |  |  |