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.