Table 1.
Knowledge regarding tuberculosis among respondents in the rural and urban areas of two districts of Pakistan's Punjab province (n = 1080)
| Knowledge | Urban (n = 432) |
Rural (n = 648) |
P value | OR (95% CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | n (%) | |||
| Symptoms | ||||
| Cough that lasts longer than 3 weeks | 231 (53.5) | 234 (36.1) | P < 0.001 | 2.03 (1.59-2.61) |
| Coughing up blood | 244 (56.5) | 324 (50.0) | P = 0.037 | 1.30 (1.02-1.66) |
| Weight loss | 248 (57.4) | 246 (38.0) | P < 0.001 | 2.20 (1.72-2.82) |
| Fever | 196 (45.4) | 335 (51.7) | P = 0.042 | 0.78 (0.61-0.99) |
| Transmission | ||||
| Through the air when a patient coughs or sneezes | 349 (80.8) | 444 (68.5) | P < 0.001 | 1.93 (1.44-2.59) |
| Prevention | ||||
| Covering mouth and nose while coughing or sneezing | 338 (78.2) | 399 (61.6) | P < 0.001 | 2.24 (1.70-2.96) |
| By drugs (chemoprophylaxis/treatment of patient) | 193 (44.7) | 267 (41.2) | P = 0.258 | 1.15 (0.90-1.47) |
| By vaccination (BCG) | 189 (43.8) | 212 (32.7) | P < 0.001 | 1.60 (1.24-2.06) |
| Treatment | ||||
| Mode of treatment - specific drugs given by health center | 362 (83.8) | 526 (81.2) | P = 0.269 | 1.20 (0.87-1.66) |
| Place of treatment - government hospital or private clinic | 427 (98.8) | 629 (97.1) | P = 0.053 | 2.58 (0.96-6.96) |
| Duration of treatment - 6 to 9 months | 299 (69.2) | 356 (54.9) | P < 0.001 | 1.84 (1.43-2.38) |
| Cost of treatment - free of charge | 208 (48.1) | 319 (49.2) | P = 0.728 | 0.96 (0.75-1.22) |
| Knowledge about DOTS | 130 (30.1) | 121 (18.7) | P < 0.001 | 1.88 (1.41-2.49) |
Note: The responses considered correct are in 'italics'