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Table 2 Knowledge of TB among the TB patients attending DOTS clinics in Dar es Salaam

From: The magnitude and factors associated with delays in management of smear positive tuberculosis in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Areas of Knowledge studied

Male

n/N (%)

Female

n/N (%)

Total

n/N (%)

Recognized symptoms of TB

   

Cough

273/308(88.6)

181/211(85.8)

454/519 (87.5)

Fever

250/308 (74.7)

156/211 (73.9)

386/519 (74.4)

Chest Pain

84/308 (27.3)

75/211(35.5)*

159/519 (30.6)

Shortness of breath

78/308(25.3)

65/211(30.8)

143/519(27.6)

Much sweating at night

174/308(56.5)

110/210(52.4)

284/518(54.8)

Loss of Body weight

83/308(26.9)

55/211(26.1)

138/519(26.6)

Spit blood

20/308(6.5)

15/211(7.1)

35/519(6.7)

Ever heard of TB

322/384 (83.9)

209/250 (83.6)

531/634(83.8)

TB spread: person to person

308/328(93.9)

204/213(95.8)

512/541(94.6)

Sharing cups/bowls

102/313 (32.6)

66/204 (32.4)

168/517 (32.5)

Shaking hands

4/313 (1.3)

4/204 (2.0)

8/517 (1.5)

Sex

13/313 (4.2)

5/204 (2.5)

18/517 (3.5)

Can TB be cured

320/330 (97.0)

211215/(98.1)

531/545 (97.4)

If have TB does it mean have HIV also

69/316 (21.8)

47/201(23.4)

116/517 (22.4)

  1. *X2 = 4.0, Df = 1, p = 0.45, and the rest of variables had no statistical significance differences observed between males and females