Table 2.
Distribution of mean knowledge by TB types and patient types
Dimensions | Types and categories of patients | Mean | |
Dimension of Knowledge about Symptoms (DKS) |
Patient's type | Extra-Pulmonary | 0.363 |
Pulmonary | 0.684 | ||
Patient's Category | New case | 0.577 | |
Old case | 0.704 | ||
Dimension of Knowledge about Transmission (DKT) |
Patient's type | Extra-Pulmonary | 0.575 |
Pulmonary | 0.802 | ||
Patient's Category | New case | 0.731 | |
Old case | 0.795 | ||
Dimension of Knowledge about Treatment (DKTr) |
Patient's type | Extra-Pulmonary | 0.777 |
Pulmonary | 0.874 | ||
Patient's Category | New case | 0.837 | |
Old case | 0.901 | ||
Dimension of Knowledge about Prevention (DKP) |
Patient's type | Extra-Pulmonary | 0.575 |
Pulmonary | 0.686 | ||
Patient's Category | New case | 0.658 | |
Old case | 0.651 | ||
Overall Knowledge Index (OKI) | Patient's type | Extra-Pulmonary | 0.572 |
Pulmonary | 0.762 | ||
Patient's Category | New case | 0.701 | |
Old case | 0.763 |