Table 2.

Knowledge of and training in TB contact tracing by occupation

Occupation	Proportion working with acceptable knowledge of TB CT*	Knowledge: comparison between this group and nurses p value	Proportion trained to do TB contact tracing #	Training: comparison between this group and nurses p value
Nurses	37/64 (58%)	Reference	35/65 (54%)	Reference
Health Education Assistants	11/16 (69%)	0.42	14/15 (93%)	0.005
TB focal person and others##	9/17 (53%)	0.71	10/17 (59%)	0.71
Medical Officers	1/6 (17%)	0.06	3/6 (50%)	0.86

^*Acceptable knowledge defined as knowing both the steps to complete contact tracing as well as knowing about Botswana’s National TB contact tracing forms.

^#Defined as having attended at least one training session on how to do contact tracing.

^##This included 2 TB coordinators, 2 health education technicians, 4 health education assistants and 9 nurses.