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46 | Characteristics <strong>of</strong> Respondents<br />

Table 3.8.2 Knowledge <strong>and</strong> attitude concerning tuberculosis: Men<br />

Percentage <strong>of</strong> men age 15-49 who have heard <strong>of</strong> tuberculosis (TB), <strong>and</strong> among men who have heard <strong>of</strong> TB, the<br />

percentages who know that TB is spread through the air by coughing, the percentage who believe that TB can be<br />

cured, <strong>and</strong> the percentage who would want to keep secret that a family member has TB, by background<br />

characteristics, <strong>Timor</strong>-<strong>Leste</strong> <strong>2009</strong>-<strong>10</strong><br />

Background<br />

characteristic<br />

Among all men: Among men who have heard <strong>of</strong> TB:<br />

Percentage<br />

who have<br />

heard <strong>of</strong> TB<br />

Number <strong>of</strong><br />

men<br />

Percentage<br />

who report<br />

that TB is<br />

spread<br />

through the<br />

air by<br />

coughing<br />

Percentage<br />

who believe<br />

that TB can<br />

be cured<br />

Percentage<br />

who would<br />

want a family<br />

member’s TB<br />

kept secret<br />

Number <strong>of</strong><br />

men<br />

Age<br />

15-19 77.9 994 59.5 91.3 2.2 774<br />

20-24 87.1 643 64.3 93.7 3.3 560<br />

25-29 87.4 586 67.5 92.8 2.6 512<br />

30-34 86.8 439 66.8 94.6 1.3 381<br />

35-39 86.0 553 64.5 95.1 1.9 476<br />

40-44 81.6 462 63.5 94.1 0.6 377<br />

45-49<br />

Residence<br />

75.1 400 61.3 92.0 1.8 300<br />

Urban 94.3 1,<strong>10</strong>2 76.6 95.9 2.9 1,039<br />

Rural<br />

District<br />

78.7 2,974 57.9 92.0 1.7 2,340<br />

Aileu 71.3 181 77.8 79.9 0.9 129<br />

Ainaro 90.9 217 41.6 83.9 0.3 197<br />

Baucau 94.1 415 28.2 96.3 0.8 390<br />

Bobonaro 85.4 357 11.3 81.1 9.3 304<br />

Covalima 91.5 236 88.9 93.5 0.0 216<br />

Dili 97.2 797 82.5 96.3 3.4 774<br />

Ermera 39.5 491 47.2 95.2 1.0 194<br />

Lautem 92.5 308 61.3 92.0 0.9 285<br />

Liquiçá 63.3 252 78.1 91.6 0.5 159<br />

Manatuto 99.7 190 <strong>10</strong>0.0 <strong>10</strong>0.0 0.0 189<br />

Manufahi 63.9 137 98.7 99.4 0.0 88<br />

Oecussi 95.7 235 66.5 98.0 1.1 225<br />

Viqueque<br />

Education<br />

87.5 260 77.5 96.9 1.0 228<br />

No education 58.1 791 52.0 84.8 4.0 460<br />

Primary 76.7 1,046 54.8 92.1 2.2 802<br />

Secondary 94.0 2,009 67.4 95.1 1.5 1,888<br />

More than secondary<br />

Wealth quintile<br />

99.7 230 87.1 98.5 2.2 230<br />

Lowest 77.0 728 59.7 92.0 1.4 561<br />

Second 73.7 781 51.2 90.3 2.4 575<br />

Middle 77.8 786 58.8 91.4 1.8 612<br />

Fourth 85.8 849 63.2 95.1 2.0 729<br />

Highest 96.9 932 77.6 95.5 2.6 903<br />

Total 15-49 82.9 4,076 63.6 93.2 2.1 3,379<br />

3.6 USE OF TOBACCO<br />

Smoking has negative effects on health <strong>and</strong> is associated with increased risk <strong>of</strong> lung <strong>and</strong> heart<br />

diseases. Women <strong>and</strong> men interviewed in the <strong>2009</strong>-<strong>10</strong> TLDHS were asked about their smoking habits.<br />

Table 3.9.1 <strong>and</strong> 3.9.2 show the percentages <strong>of</strong> women <strong>and</strong> men who smoke cigarettes or tobacco <strong>and</strong><br />

the percent distributions <strong>of</strong> female <strong>and</strong> male cigarette smokers by number <strong>of</strong> cigarettes smoked in the<br />

preceding 24 hours, according to background characteristics.<br />

Use <strong>of</strong> tobacco is much more common among <strong>Timor</strong>ese men than women. Sixty-six percent<br />

<strong>of</strong> men smoke cigarettes, while 25 percent consume other forms <strong>of</strong> tobacco, compared with just 3<br />

percent <strong>of</strong> women who smoke cigarettes <strong>and</strong> 3 percent who consume other forms <strong>of</strong> tobacco. Use <strong>of</strong><br />

tobacco is most common among older men, those living in rural areas, men with little or no education,<br />

<strong>and</strong> men in the lower wealth quintiles, with much <strong>of</strong> this difference due to the use <strong>of</strong> other tobacco.<br />

Use <strong>of</strong> tobacco varies little by background characteristics among women; however, it must be noted<br />

that 4 percent each <strong>of</strong> pregnant women <strong>and</strong> women currently breastfeeding use tobacco.

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