Knowledge and Perceptions of Latent Tuberculosis Infection among Chinese Immigrants in a Canadian Urban Centre

Table 1

Knowledge of LTBI from TB clinic survey ().

		%
What is the main symptom that indicates latent TB infection?
Correct: no symptoms	181	19.8
Incorrect^1	717	78.6
Missing	14	1.5
Can latent TB infection be spread from person to person?
Correct: No	173	19.0
Incorrect	713	78.2
Missing	26	2.9
Latent TB infection can be treated with?
Correct: Prescribed TB medicine	583	63.9
Incorrect^2	316	34.6
Missing	13	1.4
The benefit of treating latent TB infection is?
Correct: to prevent active TB disease	401	44.0
Incorrect	500	54.8
Missing	11	1.2
The treatment of latent TB infection lasts?
Correct: 3–6 months/>6 months	378	41.4
Incorrect	517	56.7
Missing	17	1.9
Do you think BCG vaccine (a vaccine for TB) completely protects you from TB for your whole life?
Correct: no	495	54.3
Incorrect	399	43.8
Missing	18	2.0
	Mean (%)	95% CI
Mean knowledge score	40.0	(38.3, 41.7)

Incorrect answers included cough ≥3 weeks, cough with blood, fever, night sweats, weight loss, diarrhea, and do not know.
²Incorrect answers included general antibiotics, there is no treatment, herbal remedies, bed rest, acupuncture, and do not know.