Question asked | Types of responses (Correct response in bold letter) | n(%) with correct response |
Do you know TB spreads from its patient to healthy person in contact? | Yes/NO/Don’t know | 1773 (88.9%) |
Do you know the way tuberculosis spreads? | 1) By coughing/sneezing of patient to person in close contact 2) By touching hand 3) Through mosquitoes 4) Through animal’s bite 5) By drinking dirty water 6) By eating old kept food 7) Other reasons 8) Don’t know | 1773 (88.9%) |
Is TB treatable? | Yes/NO/Don’t know | 1600 (80.3%) |
DOTS is the treatment for which disease? | TB/Other disease…/Don’t know | 446 (22.3%) |
Do you know diagnosis and treatment of TB are provided completely free of cost at government health centers? | Yes/NO/Don’t know | 1446 (72.5%) |
How TB is diagnosed at government health centre? | Blood test/Stool-urine tests/Sputum test/Other tests…/Don’t know | 1171 (58.9%) |