Table 2. Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants, 2017.

Variables (n = 3,463)	Responses	N	%
Have you ever heard of TB?	Yes	3,306	95.5
	No	157	4.5
Cause of TB	Bacteria	986	28.5
	Superstitions1	739	21.3
	Don’t know	1,626	47.0
How can a person get TB?	Coughing or sneezing	2,424	70.0
	Drinking raw milk	161	4.7
	Proximity2	2,141	61.8
	Don’t know	472	13.6
Who can be infected with TB?	Anyone	2,627	75.9
	HIV-infected people only	210	6.1
	Poor people only	531	15.3
	Poor behavior3	671	19.4
Body parts affected by TB	Lung	2,771	80.0
	Intestine	290	8.4
	Bone	807	23.3
	Lymph nodes4	272	7.9
	Others	122	3.5
	Don’t know	382	11.0
Symptoms of TB	Cough	2975	85.9
	Chest pain	596	17.2
	Fever	593	17.1
	Other constitutional symptoms5	2,340	67.6
	Don’t know	163	4.7
Is TB a preventable disease?	Yes	2,638	76.2
	No	243	7
	Don’t know	425	12.3
Prevention methods	Avoiding cough in front of people	1,873	54.1
	Safe disposal of sputum	852	24.60
	Ventilation of living room	608	17.6
	Avoiding close contact with TB patients	1,065	30.8
	Vaccination of children	170	4.9
	Others	285	8.2
	Don’t know	206	6.0
Can TB be cured?	Yes	3,078	88.9
	No	63	1.8
	Don’t know	165	4.8

¹Evil eye, Satan, witchcraft, other causes

² Sharing utensils/bed; touching a person with TB; through food or water; sexual contact with a person who has TB; mosquito bites; exposure to cold; others

³Only homeless people; only alcoholics; only drug users; only those who have been in prison; others

⁴ Refers to swelling around the neck, armpit, and inguinal areas that has lasted at least two weeks

⁵ Weight loss; poor appetite; night sweating; blood in the sputum; shortness of breath; fatigue; swelling; others