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Table 12.10.1 Knowledge and attitudes concerning tuberculosis: WomenPercentage of women age 15-49 who have heard of tuberculosis (TB), and among women who haveheard of TB, the percentage who know that TB is spread through the air by coughing, the percentagewho believe that TB can be cured, and the percentage who would want to keep secret that a familymember has TB, by background characteristics, Swaziland 2006BackgroundcharacteristicAmong all respondentsPercentagewho haveheard of TBNumberAmong respondents who have heard of TBPercentagewho report thatTB is spreadthrough the airby coughingPercentagewho believethat TB canbe curedPercentagewho wouldwant a familymember's TBkept secretNumberAge15-19 95.9 1,274 80.2 81.1 17.0 1,22120-24 98.3 1,046 81.9 92.4 9.1 1,02825-29 98.6 729 84.9 94.2 8.1 71930-34 98.2 616 86.9 96.3 6.4 60535-39 98.3 503 83.1 94.2 9.4 49440-44 98.6 438 82.4 94.3 5.1 43245-49 97.2 383 77.5 94.5 7.8 372ResidenceUrban 98.7 1,330 87.2 93.4 8.3 1,312Rural 97.3 3,657 80.6 89.9 10.9 3,558RegionHhohho 97.7 1,340 83.7 91.2 11.3 1,310Manzini 97.6 1,647 86.3 91.9 9.1 1,608Shiselweni 97.8 1,033 79.7 89.8 10.7 1,011Lubombo 97.5 966 76.8 89.5 9.9 942EducationNo education 95.2 402 64.2 85.6 11.5 383Lower primary 92.7 360 69.3 86.2 13.4 333Higher primary 97.2 1,268 78.3 88.9 14.0 1,233Secondary 98.4 1,693 85.9 90.5 9.6 1,665High school 99.6 894 89.3 95.6 6.6 891Tertiary 98.9 370 94.3 96.6 4.7 366Wealth quintileLowest 95.5 785 70.8 87.1 13.3 749Second 96.4 862 78.0 89.7 10.9 831Middle 98.2 968 83.7 91.4 10.1 951Fourth 98.3 1,111 85.2 91.2 10.0 1,092Highest 98.9 1,262 88.8 93.0 8.0 1,248Total 97.7 4,987 82.4 90.8 10.2 4,871180 | Malaria and Other Health Issues