Table 4 Communities' knowledge of mode of transmission and prevention of PTB

PTB can be transmitted:

Yes

217 (98.6)

143 (96.6)

360 (97.8)*

209 (95.4)

165 (88.7)*

374 (92.3)*

734 (95.0)

No

2 (0.9)

4 (2.7)

6 (1.6)

2 (0.9)

11(5.9)

13 (3.2)

19 (2.5)

Do not know

1 (0.5)

1(0.7)

2 (0.5)

8 (3.7)

10 (5.4)

18(4.4)

20 (2.6)

PTB transmitted through:

Cough/breath

182 (83.9)

111(76.6)

293 (80.9)

175 (82.5)

128 (78.1)

303 (80.6)

596 (80.8)

Sharing cups

153 (70.5)

112 (77.2)

265 (73.2)*

174 (82.1)

134 (81.7)

308 (81.9)*

573 (77.6)

Sharing feeding materials

86 (39.6)

60 (41.4)

146 (40.3)*

109 (51.4)

95 (57.9)

204 (54.3)*

350 (47.4)

Other (sex, contact, fly)

23 (10.6)

12 (8.3)

35 (9.7)

8 (3.8)

4 (2.4)

12 (3.2)

47 (6.4)

Do not know

0 (0.0)

1 (0.7)

1 (0.3)

1 (0.5)

5 (3.1)

6 (1.6)

7 (0.9)

PTB is preventable:

Yes

186 (84.9)

118 (79.2)

304 (82.6)

192 (87.3)

141 (76.6)*

333 (82.4)

637 (82.5)

No

15 (6.8)

12 (8.1)

27 (7.3)

7 (3.2)

11(5.9)

18 (4.5)

45 (5.8)

Do not know

18 (8.2)

19 (12.8)

37 (10.1)

21(9.5)

32 (17.4)

53 (13.1)

90 (11.7)

Preventive methods:

Avoiding sharing cups

173 (93.0)

108 (92.3)

281 (92.7)

180 (93.8)

138 (97.2)

318 (95.2)

599 (94.0)

Using separate room

131 (70.4)

89 (76.1)

220 (72.6)

129 (67.2)

100 (70.4)

229 (68.6)

449 (70.5)

Other (early treatment, food, avoid sex,)

21(9.6)

11(7.4)

32 (8.7)

9 (4.1)

2 (1.1)

11(2.7)

43 (5.6)

Do not know

1 (0.5)

1 (0.9)

2 (0.7)

5 (2.6)

2 (1.4)

7 (2.1)

9 (1.4)