Table 2 Knowledge on Cause, symptoms, methods of transmission and prevention of tuberculosis among migrant and seasonal farmworkers in West Gondar zone, 2018 (n = 949)
Variables | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
Cause of Tuberculosis germ/bacteria | |
Yes | 758(79.9) |
No | 191 (20.1) |
Persistent cough | |
Yes | 721(75.97) |
No | 228(24.03) |
Sputum with blood | |
Yes | 433 (45.63) |
No | 516 (54.37) |
Fever | |
Yes | 351 (37.0) |
No | 598 (63.0) |
Poor apatite | |
Yes | 381 (40.2) |
No | 568 (59.8) |
Night sweating | |
Yes | 318 (33.5) |
No | 631 (66.5) |
Weight loss | |
Yes | 412 (43.4) |
No | 537 (56.6) |
Chest pain | |
Yes | 496 (41.7) |
No | 553 (58.3) |
Transmit through cough/sneezing | |
Yes | 658 (69.3) |
No | 291 (30.7) |
Via touching TB person | |
Yes | 219 (23.1) |
No | 730 (76.9) |
Through sharing utensils | |
Yes | 521 (54.9) |
No | 428 (45.1) |
By sexual contact | |
Yes | 168 (17.7) |
No | 781 (82.3) |
By drink unboiled milk | |
Yes | 240 (25.3) |
No | 709 (74.7) |
TB is preventable | |
Yes | 686 (72.4) |
No | 262 (27.6) |
Minimizing close contact | |
Yes | 533 (56.2) |
No | 416 (43.8) |
Covering mouth while coughing | |
Yes | 468 (49.3) |
No | 481 (50.7) |
Avoid sharing utensils | |
Yes | 445 (46.9) |
No | 504 (53.1) |
Early treatment | |
Yes | 410 (43.2) |
No | 539 (56.8) |
Good nutrition | |
Yes | 315 (33.2) |
No | 634 (66.8) |
Using separate rooms | |
Yes | 371 (39.1) |
No | 578 (60.9) |
Close opening windows | |
Yes | 232 (24.4) |
No | 717 (75.6) |
Using modern drugs | |
Yes | 762 (78.3) |
No | 211 (21.7) |
Nutritional support | |
Yes | 38 (3.9) |
No | 935 (96.1) |
TB is not treatable | |
Yes | 192 (20.2) |
No | 757 (79.8) |
Overall TB knowledge | |
Poor knowledge | 552 (58.2) |
Good knowledge | 397 (41.8) |