Research Article
Patient’s Knowledge and Attitude towards Tuberculosis in an Urban Setting
Table 4
knowledge on ways of transmission of disease (TB).
| Knowledge on transmission of disease | Male% () | Female% () | Total% () |
| Do not know | 18.4 | 28.2 | 22.9 | Through sneezing/cough | 57.1 | 54.5 | 56.0 | Smoking | 8.9 | 1.0 | 5.4 | Dust | 4.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | Unhygienic condition | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.1 | Familial | 1.9 | 2.6 | 2.2 | Through cold | 1.9 | 2.6 | 2.2 | Handshake with TB patients | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.8 | Irregular diet | .6 | 1.0 | .9 | Eating from the same plate | .2 | 1.0 | .6 |
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