Table 3 Basic TB knowledge among personnel involved with TB management and treatment (n = 295)
District (n = 10) | Sub-district (n = 27) | Team Lead (n = 25) | Tracer (n = 120) | Non-tracer (n = 113) | p-value* | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | n | (%) | ||
What causes TB? | 9 | (90) | 26 | (96.3) | 23 | (92.0) | 111 | (92.5) | 102 | (90.3) | 0.54 |
How is TB spread? | 10 | (100) | 26 | (96.3) | 24 | (96.0) | 118 | (98.3) | 110 | (97.3) | 0.6 |
What part of the body is the most common site for TB disease? | 9 | (90) | 27 | (100.0) | 23 | (92.0) | 118 | (98.3) | 102 | (90.3) | 0.17 |
What is the strongest known risk factor for the development of TB disease? | 9 | (90) | 20 | (74.1) | 11 | (44.0) | 49 | (40.8) | 61 | (54.0) | 0.05 |
What are the symptoms of pulmonary TB disease? | 6 | (60) | 12 | (44.4) | 15 | (60.0) | 59 | (49.2) | 53 | (46.9) | 0.73 |
How is active TB disease diagnosed? | 9 | (90) | 27 | (100.0) | 25 | (100.0) | 116 | (96.7) | 108 | (95.6) | 0.67 |
If a person with HIV has a negative sputum smear, what laboratory technique is particularly useful to determine whether a patient with HIV has TB? | 10 | (100) | 24 | (88.9) | 18 | (72.0) | 96 | (80.0) | 95 | (84.1) | 0.42 |
What is the standard duration of treatment for TB that is drug-susceptible? | 10 | (100) | 27 | (100.0) | 23 | (92.0) | 115 | (95.8) | 106 | (93.8) | 0.48 |
Which four drugs are recommended for the initial treatment of TB disease? | 10 | (100) | 26 | (96.3) | 20 | (80.0) | 102 | (85.0) | 99 | (87.6) | 0.56 |
If someone with active TB stops taking their medicines before they have completed treatment, what are the potential consequences? | 10 | (50) | 11 | (40.7) | 9 | (36.0) | 50 | (41.7) | 47 | (41.6) | 0.99 |
What is DOTS? | 10 | (90) | 26 | (96.3) | 23 | (92.0) | 112 | (93.3) | 107 | (94.7) | 0.66 |
What are four components of DOT encounter? | 10 | (50) | 16 | (59.3) | 13 | (52.0) | 65 | (54.2) | 58 | (51.3) | 0.66 |
Which TB patients should be given DOTS? | 10 | (100) | 26 | (96.3) | 21 | (84.0) | 115 | (95.8) | 108 | (95.6) | 0.92 |
How long should a TB patient be provided DOTS | 10 | (90) | 25 | (92.6) | 18 | (72.0) | 110 | (91.7) | 108 | (95.6) | 0.22 |
What is multidrug resistant TB? | 10 | (90) | 24 | (88.9) | 13 | (52.0) | 68 | (56.7) | 62 | (54.9) | 0.78 |
What precautions should a health care worker take when visiting the home or interacting with a TB patient who may be infectious? | 10 | (90) | 17 | (63.0) | 4 | (16.0) | 20 | (16.7) | 33 | (29.2) | 0.02 |
Total knowledge score (%) | 92 | (86.30) | 360 | (83.3) | 283 | (70.8) | 1424 | (74.2) | 1359 | (75.8) | 0.27 |