Table 2.
Knowledge about Cough Hygiene and Sputum Disposal of the patients admitted in DR-TB wards of DR-TB centers, Karnataka, India, 2016-17 (n = 30)
Sl. No | Knowledge about the variables | Satisfactory knowledge n (%) |
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1 | Cough hygiene | 23 (76.7) |
2 | Purpose of use of surgical masks | 21 (70.0) |
3 | Situations that demand mask usage | 09 (30.0) |
4 | Disposal of sputum | 16 (53.3) |