TABLE 3.

Attitude towards MDR TB.

Variable	Responses	%
Is MDR TB a major problem in South Africa	378†	99.4
Yes	365	96.6
Are you being punished by	272†	71.6
God	30	11.0
Ancestors	7	2.6
Evil spirits	92	33.8
Do you know the cost of MDR TB treatment	375†	98.7
Yes	69	18.4
Should defaulters be fined	368†	96.8
Yes	261	70.9
Do you take all medicines as prescribed	373†	98.2
Yes	318	85.3
Who is likely to contract MDR TB‡	280†	73.7
Promiscuous	39	13.9
Criminals	10	3.6
Normal citizens	216	77.1
Homeless	35	12.5
Defaulters of TB treatment	234	83.6
MDR TB contacts	261	93.2
Those with HIV	153	54.6
Know anyone who defaulted MDR TB treatment	365†	96.1
Yes	58	15.9
Did you receive appropriate care from your doctor	373†	98.1
Yes	323	86.6
Do you stop treatment if you are feeling better	376†	98.9
Yes	23	6.1
Do you stop treatment when you feel unwell	380	100
Yes	16	4.2

Source: Research study

MDR, multidrug–resistant; TB, tubercu-losis.

^†Some data are missing as not all fields were completed by all the patients.

^‡Patients could indicate more than one option.