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%; (𝑛=485)	Female%; (𝑛=387)	Total%; (𝑛=872)
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