Table 2 The distribution of participants’ responses regarding TB KAP (n = 1078)
Items | Responses | n | % |
|---|---|---|---|
Knowledge | |||
Infectivity of TB | |||
Yes | 779 | 72.60 | |
No | 83 | 7.74 | |
Do not know | 211 | 19.66 | |
Route of TB transmission | |||
Touching items | 85 | 7.94 | |
Sharing utensils | 117 | 10.93 | |
Coughing or sneezing | 332 | 31.03 | |
All of the above | 319 | 29.81 | |
Do not know | 217 | 20.28 | |
TB symptoms | |||
Headache or dizziness | 25 | 2.35 | |
Coughing for longer than 2 weeks or coughing up blood | 786 | 73.94 | |
Abdominal pain or diarrhoea | 5 | 0.47 | |
Do not know | 247 | 23.24 | |
Prevention and control of TB | |||
Covering mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing | 184 | 17.18 | |
Wearing a mask | 51 | 4.76 | |
Good nutrition | 21 | 1.96 | |
Washing hands after touching items in public | 48 | 4.48 | |
All of the above | 767 | 71.62 | |
Curability of TB | |||
Yes | 477 | 45.30 | |
No | 277 | 26.31 | |
Do not know | 299 | 28.40 | |
Attitudes | |||
Do you think that TB is a terrible disease? | |||
Yes | 646 | 60.71 | |
No | 225 | 21.15 | |
Do not sure | 193 | 18.14 | |
Would you like to learn about TB? | |||
Yes | 924 | 86.03 | |
No | 15 | 1.40 | |
Do not sure | 135 | 12.57 | |
Would you like to participate in TB education activities? | |||
Yes | 921 | 86.89 | |
No | 26 | 2.45 | |
Do not sure | 113 | 10.66 | |
Are you willing to complete treatment if you have TB? | |||
Yes | 261 | 24.90 | |
No | 410 | 39.12 | |
Do not sure | 377 | 35.97 | |
Would you be willing to be screened for TB if you had suggestive symptoms? | |||
Yes | 387 | 36.44 | |
No | 494 | 46.52 | |
Do not sure | 181 | 17.04 | |
Practices | |||
Have you ever taken the initiative to learn about TB? | |||
Yes | 354 | 33.08 | |
No | 716 | 66.92 | |
Would you urge your friends with suspicious TB symptoms visit the doctor? | |||
Yes | 649 | 60.54 | |
No | 335 | 31.25 | |
Do not sure | 88 | 8.21 | |
Would you visit a health facility if you had a cough for more than 2 weeks? | |||
Yes | 903 | 84.08 | |
No | 131 | 12.20 | |
Do not sure | 40 | 3.72 | |
Would you visit a health facility if you suspected that you had TB? | |||
Yes | 916 | 85.69 | |
No | 132 | 12.35 | |
Do not sure | 21 | 1.96 | |
Would you stop spitting in public? | |||
Yes | 313 | 33.02 | |
No | 580 | 61.18 | |
Do not sure | 55 | 5.80 | |
Would you cover your mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing? | |||
Yes | 265 | 25.09 | |
No | 791 | 74.91 | |