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Table 4 Within groups comparison of knowledge of contact tracing among TB patients

From: Strengthening contact tracing capacity of pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Enugu, southeast Nigeria: a targeted and focused health education intervention study

Knowledge

Study group

Chi-square

P-value

Control group

Chi-square

P-value

 

Baseline

Post-intervention

  

Baseline

Post-intervention

  
 

N = 176(%)

N = 176(%)

  

N = 172(%)

N = 172(%)

  

Meaning of contact tracing:

        

Screen all household members

79(44.9)

151(85.8)

65.03

0.000

33(19.2)

36(20.9)

0.16

0.686

95% CI

 

23.3-58.5

  

-14.9-18.3

   

Screen only members who are coughing

107(60.8)

4(2.3)

139.60

0.000

109(63.4)

95(55.2)

2.36

0.124

95% CI

-43.7-73.3

   

12.1-28.5

   

Screen only household coughing out blood

114(64.8)

9(5.1)

137.78

0.000

124(72.1)

119(69.2)

0.35

0.554

95% CI

-44.5-74.9

   

15.9 -21.8