| | Item | Adequate | n (%) | Inadequate | N (%) | Studies that mention this item |
| | Causes | “Germs” | 7 (23%) | “Drinking raw milk” | 4 (13%) | [17, 19, 21–25, 28, 31, 39, 40, 42, 45] | | “Eating contaminated food” | 3 (9%) | | “Witchcraft” | 3 (9%) | | “Exposure to dust” | 2 (7%) | | “Exposure to cold” | 3 (9%) | | “Smoking” | 2 (7%) | | “Hereditary illness” | 3 (9%) |
| | Signs and symptoms | “Cough for 2 weeks or more” | 11 (37%) | “Nausea” | 3 (9%) | [19, 22, 25–28, 31–33, 35–37, 39, 40, 43, 45] | | “Cough” | 10 (33%) | | “Weight loss” | 10 (33%) | “Headache” | | “Hemoptysis” | 9 (30%) | | “Chest pain” | 5 (17%) | “Hair color changes” | 2 (7%) | | “Fever” | 3 (9%) | “Skin infections” | | “Fatigue” | 3 (9%) | “Joint pain” | | “Shortness of breath” | 3 (9%) |
| | Mode of transmission | “Via respiratory routes” | 17 (57%) | “Sharing meals or plates” | 10 (33%) | [17, 19–24, 26, 27, 30–33, 37–45] | | “Needles” | 1 (3%) | | “Having sex with a woman who miscarried” | 1 (3%) | | “Food poisoning” | 1 (3%) | | “Living with a TB patient” | 2 (7%) | “Sleeping with a widow” | 1 (3%) | | “Handshakes” or “skin contact” | 6 (20%) | | “Touching public items” | 3 (9%) |
| | Prevention | “Covering the mouth and nose” | 8 (27%) | “Separating dishes | 5(17%) | [18, 19, 22, 23, 25, 26, 32, 36, 37, 39, 42, 45] | | “Good hygiene” or “washing hands” | 4 (13%) | | “BCG vaccine” | 4 (13%) | | “Closing windows” | 4 (13%) | | “Treatment” | 3 (9%) | “No smoking” | 1 (3%) | | “Avoid sex” | 1 (3%) | | “No spitting” | 1 (3%) | | “Avoid touching” | 1 (3%) |
| | Knowledge about cure | “TB can be cured” | 11 (37%) | “TB is not a curable disease” | 4 (13%) | [16, 18, 20, 24–29, 32, 34, 35, 39] |
| | TB treatment | “Modern drugs” | 15 (50%) | “Traditional medicine” | 6 (20%) | [16, 17, 19, 21, 22, 25, 27, 28, 32–34, 36, 37, 39, 40, 42–45] | | “Herbal remedies” | 5 (17%) | | “Roots, blood, skin cuts” | 1 (3%) | | “Treatment is free of any charges” | 12 (40%) | “Resting” | 5 (17%) | | “Religious treatment” | 4 (13%) | | “Burning swelling sites with heated metals” | 1 (3%) | | “Duration of treatment: 6 months” | 2 (7%) | “Not knowing the cost of the treatment” | 2 (7%) | | “Expensive treatment” | 5 (17%) | | “Duration more/less than 6 months” | 3 (9%) |
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