Socio-demographic factors

Sub-group

Knowledge of “DOTS is the treatment for TB”

Know

Don’t know

Χ² value

p value

Social Groups*

ST (n = 444)

125 (28.1%)

319 (71.9%)

2.65

0.10

SC (n = 445)

45(10.1%)

400 (89.9%)

56.7

0.0001

MBC (n = 316)

58 (18.3%)

258 (81.7%)

17.3

0.0001

OBC (n = 585)

148 (25.3%)

437 (74.7%)

6.3

0.01

General (n = 203)

70 (34.5%)

133(65.5%)

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Age groups

≥60 Years (n = 91)

8 (8.8%)

83 (91.2%)

23.0

0.0000

40 - 59 years (n = 453)

69 (15.2%)

384 (84.8%)

43.8

0.0000

25 - 39 years (n = 956)

202 (21.2%)

754 (78.8%)

27.8

0.0000

15 - 24 years (n = 493)

167 (33.8%)

326 (66.2%)

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Gender

Female (n = 932)

236 (25.3%)

696 (74.7%)

8.73

0.003

Male (n = 1061)

210 (19.8%)

851 (80.2%)

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Religion

Hindu (n = 1974)

442 (22.4%)

1532 (77.6%)

1.0000**

Muslim (n = 19)

4 (21.0%)

15 (79.0%)

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