| Items | TB patients | FMsa | ||||||||
| Baseline N = 52 | Follow-up N = 52 | P value | Baseline N = 57 | Follow-up N = 57 | P value | |||||
| % | n | % | n | % | n | % | n | |||
| A person can get TB through: | ||||||||||
| Handshakes | 33.3 | (17) | 2.0 | (1) | <0.01b | 24.1 | (13) | 3.7 | (2) | 0.01b |
| The air when a TB patient coughs/sneezes | 86.3 | (44) | 96.1 | (49) | 0.13 | 63.0 | (34) | 96.3 | (52) | <0.01b |
| Direct contact with TB patients | 51.0 | (26) | 41.2 | (21) | 0.36 | 42.1 | (24) | 61.1 | (33) | 0.69 |
| Touching items in public places | 43.1 | (22) | 19.6 | (10) | 0.01b | 24.1 | (13) | 4.8 | (8) | 0.33 |
| Using same sanitary utensils | 45.1 | (23) | 7.8 | (4) | <0.01b | 38.9 | (21) | 11.1 | (6) | <0.01b |
| Sharing same platter | 52.9 | (27) | 7.8 | (4) | <0.01b | 50.0 | (27) | 7.4 | (4) | <0.01b |
| The signs of TB: | ||||||||||
| Fever | 65.4 | (34) | 73.1 | (38) | 0.39 | 69.6 | (39) | 78.6 | (44) | 0.33 |
| Cough, lasting longer than 3-weeks | 57.7 | (30) | 73.1 | (38) | 0.13 | 50.0 | (28) | 75.0 | (42) | <0.01b |
| Coughing up blood | 76.9 | (40) | 75.0 | (39) | 1.00 | 58.9 | (33) | 62.5 | (35) | 0.80 |
| Weight loss | 84.6 | (44) | 86.5 | (45) | 1.00 | 62.5 | (35) | 83.9 | (47) | <0.01b |
| Chest pain | 61.5 | (32) | 69.2 | (36) | 0.45 | 51.8 | (29) | 69.6 | (39) | 0.03b |
| Difficulty breathing/not enough air | 59.6 | (31) | 65.4 | (34) | 0.63 | 53.6 | (30) | 62.5 | (35) | 0.38 |
| Weakness | 80.8 | (42) | 76.9 | (40) | 0.79 | 64.3 | (36) | 76.8 | (43) | 0.21 |
| Sweating | 82.7 | (43) | 73.1 | (38) | 0.27 | 69.6 | (39) | 71.4 | (40) | 1.00 |
| A person in the infective stage of TB can prevent the spread of disease through: | ||||||||||
| Immediate treatment | 75.0 | (39) | 82.7 | (43) | 0.39 | 83.6 | (46) | 87.3 | (48) | 0.77 |
| Ventilating room frequently | 75.0 | (39) | 84.6 | (44) | 0.27 | 69.1 | (38) | 76.4 | (42) | 0.65 |
| Covering mouth & nose when cough/sneeze | 82.7 | (43) | 84.6 | (44) | 1.00 | 76.4 | (42) | 92.7 | (51) | 0.01b |
| Wearing mask | 73.1 | (38) | 53.8 | (28) | 0.02b | 54.5 | (30) | 60.0 | (33) | 0.70 |
| Avoiding use of public transportation | 44.2 | (23) | 30.8 | (16) | 0.17 | 29.1 | (16) | 26.2 | (28) | 0.45 |
| Avoiding shaking hands | 34.6 | (18) | 1.9 | (1) | <0.01b | 27.3 | (15) | 9.1 | (5) | 0.03b |
| Washing hands frequently | 26.9 | (14) | 46.2 | (24) | <0.01b | 63.6 | (35) | 45.5 | (25) | 0.02b |
| Interacting with people in confined areas | 28.8 | (15) | 5.8 | (3) | <0.01b | 23.6 | (13) | 3.6 | (2) | <0.01b |
| The best method of TB treatment: | ||||||||||
| Taking prescribed drugs every day in the presence of doctor or nurse | 93.5 | (43) | 97.8 | (45) | 0.50 | 93.8 | (45) | 97.9 | (47) | 0.50 |
| The consequences of not following the treatment scheme correctly: | ||||||||||
| Remaining seek for a longer period | 80.9 | (38) | 89.4 | (42) | 0.39 | 78.2 | (43) | 83.6 | (46) | 0.63 |
| Spreading tuberculosis to other people | 74.5 | (35) | 76.6 | (36) | 1.00 | 70.9 | (39) | 70.9 | (39) | 1.00 |
| Developing drug-resistant tuberculosis | 55.3 | (26) | 76.6 | (36) | 0.04b | 52.7 | (29) | 63.6 | (35) | 0.21 |
| Developing more severe TB case | 76.6 | (36) | 68.1 | (32) | 0.45 | 72.7 | (40) | 74.5 | (41) | 1.00 |
| No changes | 83.0 | (39) | 97.9 | (47) | 0.04b | 92.7 | (51) | 98.2 | (54) | 0.38 |
| Mean cumulative knowledge score | 19.3 | 21.9 | <0.01b | 18.0 | 21.7 | <0.01b | ||||