. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 9.

Published in final edited form as: J Immigr Minor Health. 2015 Oct;17(5):1487–1495. doi: 10.1007/s10903-014-0105-9

Table 3.

Association between correct responses to specific TB knowledge questions and recall of TB education by a provider

Recall of communication with a provider	TB knowledge items		P ^*
	Can most cases of TB be cured by taking medications?
	Correct (n = 426)	Incorrect (n = 51)
Did the doctor tell you what TB medicines are for?
Yes (n = 376)	342 (91.0 %)	34 (9.0 %)	0.025
No (n = 101)	84 (83.2 %)	17 (16.8 %)

	Can TB germs be spread from person to person through the air?		P ^*
	Correct (n = 415)	Incorrect (n = 62)	P ^*
Did the doctor tell you how people get TB?
Yes (n = 362)	331 (91.4 %)	31 (8.6 %)	<0.0001
No (n = 115)	84 (73.0 %)	31 (27.0 %)

	Does sharing dishes, bottle or a toothbrush with someone who has TB increase a person's chances of getting TB?		P ^*
	Correct (n = 135)	Incorrect (n = 342)	P ^*
Did the doctor tell you how to keep family and friends from getting TB?
Yes (n = 329)	103 (31.3 %)	226 (68.7 %)	0.030
No (n = 148)	32 (21.6 %)	116 (78.4 %)

P value for the comparison of the proportion of correct answers among those who received education to proportion of correct answers among those who did not receive education