Table 5.

Patient and family member answers to MOH questionnaire before and after watching the video over 1-month period^a.

Pre- and post-video patient/family member questionnaire	Patient and family members responses to questions before watching the video (n = 15):	Patient and family members responses to questions after watching the video (n = 15)	Measured change in response after viewing video
Is TB contagious?	•3 responded “yes” •12 responded “no”	•15 responded “yes”	80% response increase to “yes” (TB is contagious) All responded contagious
What causes TB?	•5 responded “ a germ” •8 responded “I don't know” •2 responded “a bacteria”	•13 responded “a germ” •2 responded “a virus”	53% response increase to “a germ” All responses with some type of microbe
How is TB transmitted?	•7 responded: by sharing the same drinking glasses •2 responded: by shaking hands, kissing and hugging •6 responded: by people who are sick	•15 responded: by people who are sick	60% response increase “by people who are sick” Emphasis on people with disease (not latent TB infection) are potentially infectious
What are some symptoms of pulmonary TB?	•11 responded: cough and fever •2 responded: wasting, weight loss •2 responded: fatigue	•11 responded: cough •4 responded: cough, fever and fatigue	No significant changes. Patients and families were familiar with at least some of the symptoms often through the patient's presentation
What does a medical examination of a person with TB involve?	•10 responded: sputum examination •5 responded: I don't know	•14 responded: sputum examination •1 responded: chest x-ray	33% response increase in identifying diagnostic testing used
Is TB curable?	•10 responded: I don't know •2 responded: it's curable •3 responded: it's not curable	•15 responded: it's curable	87% response increase that TB is curableb

^a2015 questionnaire provided by Ministry of Health (MOH).

^b87% response increase that TB is curable.