Percentage of Men Age 15-49 who have heard of Tuberculosis (TB) and among Men who have Heard of TB Percentage with Specific Knowledge and Beliefs according to Background Characteristics in India (2005-2006) | |||||||
Background Characteristic | %age who have Heard of TB | No. of Men | Among Men who have Heard of TB Percentage who | ||||
Report that TB is Spread Through Air by Coughing or Sneezing | Have Miscon- ceptions about Trans- mission of TB | Believe that TB can be Cured | Would want a Family Member`s TB Kept Secret from Neigh- bours | No. of Men who have Heard of TB | |||
Age | |||||||
15-19 | |||||||
20-34 | |||||||
35-49 | |||||||
Residence | |||||||
Urban | |||||||
Rural | |||||||
Education | |||||||
No education | |||||||
< 5 years complete | |||||||
5-7 years complete | |||||||
8-9 years complete | |||||||
10-11 years complete | |||||||
12 or more years complete | |||||||
Religion | |||||||
Hindu | |||||||
Muslim | |||||||
Christian | |||||||
Sikh | |||||||
Buddhist/Neo-Buddhist | |||||||
Jain | |||||||
Other | |||||||
Caste/Tribe | |||||||
Scheduled caste | |||||||
Scheduled tribe | |||||||
Other backward class | |||||||
Other | |||||||
Don`t know | |||||||
Wealth Index | |||||||
Lowest | |||||||
Second | |||||||
Middle | |||||||
Fourth | |||||||
Highest | |||||||
Total age 15-49 | |||||||
Age 50-54 | |||||||
Total age 15-54 |