Table 2 Knowledge and community perspectives toward tuberculosis among study participants
From: Tuberculosis-related stigma among adults presenting for HIV testing in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Characteristic | Total N = 848 |
|---|---|
TB knowledge, N (%) | |
Awareness of causea | 335 (40) |
Awareness of transmissionb | 713 (84) |
Community perspectives toward TB, N (%) | |
If a member of your family got TB, would you want it to remain a secret or not? | |
Yes, remain a secret or confidential | 22 (3) |
No | 809 (96) |
Don’t know | 11 (1) |
Would you be willing to work with someone who has been previously treated for TB? | |
Yes | 756 (89) |
No | 89 (11) |
Which statement is closest to your feeling about people with TB disease | |
I feel sorry for them but I would like to help them. | 610 (72) |
I feel sorry for them but I tend to stay away from these people. | 214 (25) |
It is their problem and I cannot get TB. | 7 (< 1) |
I fear them because they may infect me. | 16 (2) |
I have no particular feeling. | 1 (< 1) |
In your community how is a person with TB usually regarded/treated? | |
Most people reject him or her. | 391 (47) |
Most people are friendly but they generally try to avoid him or her. | 370 (44) |
The community mostly supports him or her. | 74 (9) |