Research Article
Patient’s Knowledge and Attitude towards Tuberculosis in an Urban Setting
Table 7
Perception on being a TB patient.
| Perception as TB patients | Male% | Female% | Total% | () | () | () |
| Family members are cooperative towards me | 96.9 | 93.5 | 95.4 | Fear chance of reduction of family income | 66.6 | 50.1 | 59.3 | Increase sadness | 57.9 | 41.1 | 50.5 | Utensils are separated for me | 47.6 | 45.2 | 46.6 | Threat of loss of job/wages | 48.0 | 29.5 | 39.8 | Feels socially neglected/ low esteem | 17.9 | 25.8 | 21.4 | Most people behave differently | 11.8 | 13.4 | 12.5 | Feel isolated within the family | 6.6 | 17.1 | 11.2 | Family member avoid me | 1.2 | 5.2 | 3.0 |
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