| Question and response | Male (n (% of males)) | Female (n (% of females)) | Total (n (% of total)) | |
| Gender | 419 | 585 | 1004 | |
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| How is TB spread? |
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| Cough (air) | 185 (44.2) | 349 (59.7) | 534 (53.2) |
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| Unclean food/water | 42 (10.0) | 46 (7.9) | 88 (8.8) |
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| Public area | 47 (11.2) | 42 (7.2) | 89 (8.9) |
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| Sexual contact with TB patient | 34 (8.1) | 22 (3.8) | 56 (5.6) |
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| Hereditary | 4 (1.0) | 9 (1.5) | 13 (1.3) |
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| Don’t know | 107 (25.5) | 117 (20.0) | 224 (22.3) |
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| What is the cause of TB? |
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| Bacteria | 76 (18.1) | 125 (21.4) | 201 (20.0) |
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| Virus | 140 (33.4) | 243 (41.5) | 383 (38.1) |
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| Fungus | 19 (4.5) | 13 (2.2) | 32 (3.2) |
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| Don’t know | 184 (44.2) | 204 (34.9) | 388 (38.6) |
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| Is TB infectious? |
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| Yes | 219 (52.3) | 419 (71.6) | 638 (63.5) |
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| No | 31 (7.4) | 40 (6.8) | 71 (7.1) |
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| Don’t know | 169 (40.3) | 126 (21.5) | 295 (29.4) |
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| Is TB preventable? |
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| Yes | 269 (64.2) | 439 (75.0) | 708 (70.5) |
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| No | 44 (10.5) | 16 (2.7) | 60 (6.0) |
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| Don’t know | 106 (25.3) | 130 (22.2) | 236 (23.5) |
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| How is TB preventable? |
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| Patient isolation | 195 (46.5) | 287 (49.1) | 482 (48.0) |
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| Avoid exposure to mosquitos | 28 (6.7) | 22 (3.8) | 50 (5.0) |
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| Cannot prevent it | 12 (2.9) | 7 (1.2) | 19 (1.9) |
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| Not eating uncovered food | 12 (2.9) | 14 (2.4) | 26 (2.6) |
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| Wash your hands with soap | 30 (7.2) | 34 (5.8) | 64 (6.4) |
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| Vaccination | 49 (11.7) | 104 (17.8) | 153 (15.2) |
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| Don’t know | 93 (22.2) | 117 (20.0) | 210 (20.9) |