Table 3 Personal attitudes and experiences of the participants regarding tuberculosis in a mass gathering in Ujjain, India
Question | Response | Males n (%) | Females n (%) | Total n (%) | P-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
- Are you comfortable staying with a person with TB? | Yes | 497 (52) | 257 (36) | 754 (44) | < 0.001 |
No | 109 (11) | 109 (16) | 218 (13) | ||
Don’t know | 354 (37) | 339 (48) | 693 (42) | ||
- Do you know any TB patients? (n = 1624) | Yes | 132 (14) | 69 (10) | 201 (12) | 0.007 |
No | 791 (82) | 632 (89) | 1423 (86) | ||
- Are you a TB patient? (n = 1657) | Yes | 56 (6) | 16 (2) | 72 (4) | < 0.001 |
No | 898 (94) | 687 (97) | 1585 (95) | ||
- Do you know anyone who had TB before, but is now “TB-free”? (n = 1659) | Yes | 33 (3) | 1 (0) | 34 (2) | NA |
Yes, myself | 4 (0) | 12 (2) | 50 (3) | ||
Yes, family member | 35 (4) | 13 (2) | 48 (3) | ||
No | 848 (88) | 679 (96) | 1527 (82) | ||
- If a TB patient takes a bath in the river with you, do think there is a possibility you could get infected? | Yes | 13 (1) | 6 (1) | 19 (1) | 0.618 |
No | 285 (30) | 214 (30) | 499 (30) | ||
Don’t know | 662 (69) | 485 (69) | 1147 (69) | ||
- Do you plan to take a bath in the holy river? | Yes | 959 (100) | 704 (100) | 1663 (100) | 0.826 |
No | 1 (0) | 1 (0) | 2 (0) |