Table 1. Baseline TB stigma, TB knowledge, and HIV knowledge among HIV-infected TB patients in Thailand.

Stigma and knowledge questions	na	Number of patients with answer consistent with stigma	Number of patients with incorrect answer	(%)
TB stigma b
If someone in your family had TB, you would share a plate with them, i.e., eat together	738	292		(40)
If someone in your family had received treatment for TB, you would share the same bed with them	742	254		(34)
Having TB would be an embarrassment in your family	757	174		(23)
Having TB would be an embarrassment in your community	734	247		(34)
TB knowledge c
A person with TB can be cured	739		30	(4)
Someone who has TB always has HIV/AIDS	690		111	(16)
You can die from TB if you do not take your drugs regularly	738		69	(9)
TB treatment usually takes at least one year	719		415	(58)
You should keep taking your medicine if you develop severe nausea, severe vomiting, or a skin rash during TB treatment	735		319	(43)
You should stop taking TB drugs as soon as you feel better	753		103	(14)
You can continue your TB treatment even if you transfer to another hospital closer to your home	748		48	(6)
HIV knowledge d
The risk of getting HIV/AIDS can be reduced by having sex with only one faithful uninfected partner	751		63	(8)
The risk of getting HIV/AIDS can be reduced by using condoms	760		10	(1)
A healthy-looking person can have HIV/AIDS	741		114	(15)
A person can get HIV from mosquito bites	729		92	(13)
A person can get HIV by sharing a meal with someone who has HIV	746		152	(20)

TB, tuberculosis; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; AIDS, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome.

^aThose with available answers.

^bFive hundred patients had high TB stigma; 75 did not respond to one or more TB stigma questions.

^cOne hundred and seventy-seven had low TB knowledge; 171 did not respond to one or more TB knowledge questions.

^dThree hundred and seventy-nine patients had low HIV knowledge; 69 did not respond to one or more HIV knowledge questions.