Questions and answers

Frequency

n

%

Did you heard about TB?

-Yes

352

92.6

-No

28

7.4

How did you heard about it?

-Hospital (maternity)

243

63.9

-Friends (and/or neighbouring)

26

6.8

-Family

23

6.0

-Church

5

1.3

-Media (television or radio)

17

4.5

-Notice board

18

4.7

-School

9

2.4

-Children learned about it

3

0.8

-Do not know

36

9.5

Tb: is it contagious?

-Yes

168

44.2

-No

212

55.8

What is its mode of transmission?

-Airway

39

10.3

-Sputum

34

8.9

-Drinking or eating with same crockery

21

5.5

-Partner or friend with TB

17

4.5

-Touching

35

9.2

-Sleeping together

38

10.0

-Sorcerer

12

3.1

-Water

53

13.9

-Punish of God

27

7.1

-Conflict with other persons

6

1.6

-Consequence of multiple sexual partners

11

2.9

-Others*

9

2.4

-Do not know

78

20.5

Do you know signs of TB?

-Yes

293

77.1

-No

87

22.9

Can you list them?

-Cough, and/or fever, and/or loss of weight

227

59.7

-Anorexia, and/or asthenia, and/or night perspiration

15

3.9

-Others (adenopathy, respiratory distress)

9

2.4

-Do not know

129

33.9