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Table 3.13.1 Knowledge and attitude concerning tuberculosis: Women<br />

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

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

who would want to keep secret that a family member has TB, according to background characteristics, <strong>Malawi</strong> DHS <strong>2015</strong>-<strong>16</strong><br />

Background<br />

characteristic<br />

Percentage who<br />

heard of TB<br />

Number of<br />

women<br />

Percentage who<br />

report that TB is<br />

spread through<br />

the air by<br />

coughing or<br />

sneezing<br />

Among women who heard of TB:<br />

Percentage who<br />

believe that TB<br />

can be cured<br />

Percentage who<br />

would want a<br />

family member’s<br />

TB kept secret<br />

Number of<br />

women<br />

Age<br />

15-19 89.9 5,263 58.8 59.2 41.1 4,732<br />

20-24 94.0 5,159 65.6 73.1 38.7 4,847<br />

25-29 95.4 3,953 71.3 81.2 34.4 3,771<br />

30-34 95.3 3,668 72.9 82.5 31.4 3,495<br />

35-39 95.3 2,924 75.1 83.4 28.6 2,786<br />

40-44 94.8 2,029 72.4 81.6 27.4 1,922<br />

45-49 94.0 1,567 70.6 78.2 26.2 1,472<br />

Residence<br />

Urban 99.0 4,496 79.7 87.8 35.2 4,453<br />

Rural 92.6 20,066 65.6 72.3 34.2 18,573<br />

Region<br />

Northern 95.1 2,838 61.1 71.1 31.3 2,700<br />

Central 95.8 10,529 65.8 69.4 33.2 10,091<br />

Southern 91.4 11,194 72.7 82.2 36.5 10,236<br />

Education<br />

No education 86.3 2,977 60.8 68.9 35.1 2,568<br />

Primary 93.3 15,245 64.1 70.5 36.0 14,225<br />

Secondary 98.2 5,598 78.9 87.9 31.7 5,495<br />

More than secondary 99.5 742 96.9 95.6 20.5 738<br />

Wealth quintile<br />

Lowest 90.1 4,745 59.9 63.2 37.8 4,276<br />

Second 91.6 4,692 63.3 69.1 34.4 4,297<br />

Middle 93.1 4,635 66.9 73.9 34.8 4,3<strong>16</strong><br />

Fourth 95.2 4,680 68.1 78.3 33.5 4,455<br />

Highest 97.8 5,810 79.7 87.6 32.3 5,683<br />

Total 93.7 24,562 68.3 75.3 34.4 23,026<br />

52 • Characteristics of Respondents

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