Table 2 Knowledge of participants about PTB among bus users at Addis Ababa, 2012
Variables | Frequency | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | % | No | % | |
Signs and symptoms of PTB | ||||
Cough of 2 weeks | 261 | 64.0 | 147 | 36.0 |
Bloody sputum | 247 | 60.5 | 161 | 39.5 |
Weight loss | 201 | 49.3 | 207 | 50.7 |
Loss of appetite | 204 | 50.0 | 204 | 50.0 |
Mode of PTB transmission | ||||
Closing of bus windows | 240 | 58.8 | 168 | 41.2 |
Inadequate ventilation and light | 43 | 10.5 | 365 | 89.5 |
Coughing | 227 | 55.6 | 181 | 44.4 |
Talking | 197 | 48.3 | 211 | 51.7 |
Sneezing | 215 | 52.7 | 193 | 47.3 |
Lip kissing | 175 | 42.9 | 233 | 57.1 |
Improper disposal of sputum | 243 | 59.6 | 165 | 40.4 |
Causes and risk factors for PTB | ||||
Germs/bacteria is a cause for TB | 227 | 55.6 | 181 | 44.4 |
Cigarette smoking | 122 | 29.9 | 286 | 70.1 |
Overcrowding situation | 254 | 62.3 | 154 | 37.8 |
PLHIV | 249 | 61.0 | 159 | 39.0 |
Poor people | 177 | 43.4 | 231 | 56.6 |
Prisoners | 155 | 38.0 | 253 | 62.0 |
Rx of PTB | ||||
TB is curable | 395 | 96.8 | 13 | 3.2 |
Defaulting anti-TB causes incurable | 274 | 67.2 | 134 | 32.8 |
Defaulting anti-TB causes drug resistance | 190 | 46.6 | 218 | 53.4 |
Knowledgeable about PTB | 215 | 52.7 | 193 | 47.3 |