Table 2 Percentage of adult men and women from Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia and Zambia responses to TB knowledge related questions by HIV status
Variable | Female HIV+ | Female HIV− | P-value | Male HIV+ | Male HIV− | P-value | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Ever hear of TB | 97.6 | 96.4 | < 0.001 | 98.5 | 97.3 | < 0.001 | 97.0 |
TB spread by air when coughing or sneezing | 78.8 | 70.7 | <0.001 | 81.4 | 75.2 | <0.001 | 73.8 |
TB spread through sharing utensils | 20.4 | 15.7 | < 0.001 | 24.5 | 18.7 | < 0.001 | 17.8 |
TB spread through touching a person with TB | 3.5 | 3.1 | 0.253 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 0.407 | 3.4 |
TB spread through sharing food | 3.9 | 3.8 | 0.735 | 5.4 | 4.9 | 0.258 | 4.3 |
TB spread through sexual contact | 3.5 | 4.0 | 0.210 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 0.831 | 3.8 |
TB spread through mosquito bite | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.104 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.612 | 0.2 |
TB spread through other means | 4.0 | 2.7 | < 0.001 | 7.4 | 7.2 | 0.737 | 4.9 |
Don’t Know how TB is spread | 14.4 | 21.7 | < 0.001 | 5.9 | 8.4 | < 0.001 | 14.7 |
TB can be cured | 90.2 | 79.4 | < 0.001 | 91.8 | 83.3 | < 0.001 | 82.6 |
Would keep it a secret if a family member get TB | 38.8 | 40.1 | 0.269 | 31.3 | 31.8 | 0.620 | 36.1 |