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Table 1 Knowledge regarding TB among trained THs of Kereyu pastoralist, Ethiopia

From: Traditional healers’ role in the detection of active tuberculosis cases in a pastoralist community in Ethiopia: a pilot interventional study

Variables

Frequency (n = 8)

Heard of TB

8

Sources of TB knowledge

 Friends/family

3

 Health workers

5

Cause of TB

 Bacteria/Germ

5

 Living with untreated TB patient

3

Symptoms of TB

 Cough > 3 weeks

8

 Coughing up blood

3

 Weight loss

6

 Shortness of breath

3

 Fever and night sweating

5

 Chest pain

2

 Weakness/loss of appetite

6

Know TB is transmissible

6

 Droplets from coughing and sneezing of a person with TB

7

 Exposure to cold air

3

 Sharing cups

4

TB can be prevented

8

Who could be infected by TB

 Anybody

5

 Poor people

2

 Homeless people

1

TB can be cured

8

Only specific drugs given by HCF can cure TB

8

 Drugs are available for free

8