Table 2 Knowledge on TB by type of workers (N = 4800)
Knowledge variables | Jute mills workers | Garment workers | Steel mills workers | Bidi workers | Flourmills workers | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Who can have TB (correct: TB is a disease of both male and female) | 140 (17.5) | 603 (40.6) | 99 (40.2) | 559 (38.0) | 211 (26.4) | 1612 (33.6) |
Cause of TB (correct: germs) | 16 (2.0) | 121 (8.1) | 5 (2.0) | 52 (3.5) | 18 (2.3) | 252 (4.4) |
Mode of transmission (correct: air borne through sneeze-cough) | 309 (38.6) | 851 (57.3) | 139 (56.5) | 706 (48.0) | 303 (38.0) | 2308 (48.1) |
TB transmission prevention method (correct: BCG vaccine/do not spit here and there) | 92 (11.5) | 221 (14.9) | 36 (14.6 | 141 (9.6) | 34 (4.3) | 524 (10.9) |
Main symptom of PTB (correct: persistent cough of more than 3 weeks duration) | 565 (70.5) | 1018 (68.6) | 191 (77.6) | 1132 (77.0) | 557 (69.8) | 3463 (72.1) |
Knowledge about sputum test (correct: sputum test is done at DOTS centre free of cost) | 677 (84.5) | 1245 (83.8) | 215 (87.4) | 1347 (91.6) | 647 (81.1) | 4131 (86.1) |
Knowledge about treatment (correct: treatment is done at DOTS centre free of cost) | 685 (85.5) | 1298 (87.4) | 220 (89.4) | 1341 (91.2) | 672 (84.2) | 4216 (87.8) |
Knowledge about standard treatment duration (correct: 6 months) | 181 (22.6) | 659 (44.4) | 120 (48.8) | 860 (58.5) | 265 (33.2) | 2085 (43.4) |
Rules of taking medicine (correct: in front of health workers) | 40 (5.0) | 233 (15.7) | 49 (19.9) | 184 (12.5) | 43 (5.4) | 549 (11.1) |
Knowledge about incomplete treatment (correct: multidrug resistance may occur) | 35 (4.4) | 119 (8.0) | 38 (15.4) | 269 (18.3) | 63 (7.9) | 524 (10.9) |
Whether knew about National TB control Programme (NTP) (correct: yes) | 447 (55.8) | 572 (38.5) | 113 (54.1) | 1160 (78.9) | 401 (50.3) | 2713 (56.5) |
Mean ‘Knowledge score’a (±SD) | 4.1 (±1.9) | 4.7 (±2.4) | 5.1 (±2.1) | 5.3 (±2.0) | 4.0 (±2.0) | 4.7 (±2.2) |
‘Knowledge score’ at or above the mean (≥ 4.7) | 2621 (54.6) | |||||