Table 5.

Perceptions among adult men (15–59 years) and females (15–49 years) regarding TB, India, NFHS-4 (2014–2015)

Highest educational level	Heard about TB	Perception that TB is spread by:							Believes TB can be cured	Would keep it a secret if family member has TB
		Air, when coughing or sneezing	Sharing utensils	Touching a person having TB	Food	Sexual contact	Mosquito bites	Doesn’t know how TB is spread
No education	79.5	43.9	13.2	11.9	31.0	6.2	1.7	20.6	67.3	12.1
Primary	85.4	52.0	15.9	13.4	31.7	7.1	1.9	18.8	73.8	12.8
Secondary	90.1	66.0	19.4	16.4	32.0	8.2	2.6	12.4	80.7	14.4
Higher Secondary or higher levels	94.8	82.6	27.3	21.9	34.9	13.2	3.3	4.2	89.6	16.3
All women (15–49 years, n=6 99 686)	87.2	60.3	18.3	15.5	32.1	8.2	2.4	14.4	77.3	13.8
No education	78.5	45.9	11.2	13.3	25.9	5.4	1.7	16.5	68.1	16.1
Primary	85.0	52.8	13.6	14.2	27.6	5.5	2.0	16.3	74.7	16.7
Secondary	88.7	64.5	16.5	16.4	27.0	7.2	2.5	11.2	80.4	18.0
Higher Secondary or higher levels	92.5	76.8	21.3	20.1	28.0	10.9	3.1	5.1	87.8	17.8
All men (15–59 years, n=1 12 122)	87.6	62.8	16.3	16.4	27.1	7.4	2.5	11.5	79.3	17.5

Source: Authors’ calculations from NFHS-4 data.

NFHS-4, National Family Health Survey-Round 4; TB, tuberculosis.