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Table 3.13.2 Knowledge and attitude concerning tuberculosis: Men<br />

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

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

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 />

men<br />

Percentage who<br />

report that TB is<br />

spread through<br />

the air by<br />

coughing or<br />

sneezing<br />

Among men 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 />

men<br />

Age<br />

15-19 91.2 1,818 68.9 64.2 41.0 1,659<br />

20-24 97.0 1,408 76.8 79.0 29.4 1,366<br />

25-29 99.3 1,022 80.1 86.3 21.1 1,015<br />

30-34 99.0 925 79.4 90.3 24.7 9<strong>16</strong><br />

35-39 97.7 882 82.9 90.2 19.2 862<br />

40-44 99.7 624 82.0 88.8 19.4 622<br />

45-49 99.7 450 80.6 88.8 <strong>16</strong>.1 448<br />

Residence<br />

Urban 99.1 1,340 88.3 89.1 24.4 1,328<br />

Rural 96.0 5,788 74.5 79.0 28.0 5,559<br />

Region<br />

Northern 96.8 922 69.0 76.2 26.3 892<br />

Central 96.6 3,176 75.7 76.6 23.8 3,069<br />

Southern 96.6 3,030 81.3 86.9 31.3 2,926<br />

Education<br />

No education 95.6 375 67.1 75.2 26.8 358<br />

Primary 95.0 4,153 71.5 74.1 31.5 3,945<br />

Secondary 99.4 2,249 85.8 91.2 22.4 2,236<br />

More than secondary 99.0 351 97.6 98.1 12.0 348<br />

Wealth quintile<br />

Lowest 94.7 1,134 68.1 71.3 30.4 1,074<br />

Second 96.1 1,325 73.2 75.3 29.3 1,273<br />

Middle 96.4 1,409 75.3 79.5 28.8 1,359<br />

Fourth 96.2 1,462 79.6 84.3 25.9 1,405<br />

Highest 98.7 1,798 85.1 89.2 24.0 1,775<br />

Total 15-49 96.6 7,128 77.2 80.9 27.3 6,887<br />

50-54 98.6 350 83.2 85.9 18.3 345<br />

Total 15-54 96.7 7,478 77.5 81.2 26.9 7,232<br />

Characteristics of Respondents • 53

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