aDivision of Tuberculosis Epidemic Investigation, Korean Centers for Diseases Prevention and Control, Cheongju, Korea
bGraduate School of Ewha University, Seoul, Korea
cDivision of Nursing & Research Institute of Nursing Science, Hallym University, Chuncheon, Korea
Copyright ©2018, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Variable | Categories | N (%) |
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Age (y) | < 20 | 37 (7.4) |
≥ 20 | 463 (92.6) | |
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Education | High school | 121 (24.2) |
College | 379 (75.8) | |
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Smoking | No | 245 (49.0) |
Yes | 255 (51.0) | |
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Prior history of tuberculosis | No | 494 (98.8) |
Yes | 6 (1.2) | |
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Family or friends who have had tuberculosis | No | 415 (83.0) |
Yes | 85 (17.0) | |
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Participation in tuberculosis education | No | 374 (74.8) |
Yes | 126 (25.2) | |
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Time of tuberculosis education* | Middle or high school | 79 (43.1) |
Military | 71 (38.8) | |
Public health center, hospital | 33 (18.0) | |
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Have obtained information about tuberculosis | No | 310 (62.0) |
Yes | 190 (38.0) | |
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Sources of information about tuberculosis* | Posters, leaflets | 99 (35.5) |
Public service advertisements | 86 (30.8) | |
Internet | 56 (20.1) | |
Newspapers, magazines | 38 (13.6) |
Abbreviated description of items | Mean (SD) | Correct answers (%) | Rank | |
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Infection route | Tuberculosis can break out anywhere in the human body. | 0.31 (0.46) | 31.4 | 8 |
Tuberculosis can be transferred through coughing and sneezing. | 0.80 (0.40) | 79.6 | 1 | |
Tuberculosis may be transmitted by physical contact such as shaking hands or hugging.* | 0.60 (0.49) | 60.0 | 4 | |
Everyone infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis becomes ill.* | 0.60 (0.49) | 60.4 | 3 | |
If infected with tuberculosis once, lifelong immunity is formed.* | 0.65 (0.48) | 65.2 | 2 | |
Tuberculosis is not transmitted through towels, plates, or bowls. | 0.17 (0.38) | 17.2 | 9 | |
Tuberculosis is more frequent in people who smoke a lot. | 0.46 (0.50) | 46.4 | 7 | |
Tuberculosis is inherited by children from parents.* | 0.47 (0.50) | 47.0 | 5 | |
Tuberculosis bacillus exists in the air. | 0.47 (0.50) | 46.6 | 6 | |
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Subtotal | 4.54 (1.74) | 50.3 | ||
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Symptoms | No specific symptoms are present in the early stages of tuberculosis infection. | 0.61 (0.49) | 60.6 | 2 |
If infected with tuberculosis, a slight fever occurs in the afternoon. | 0.41 (0.49) | 41.2 | 3 | |
If a mild fever persists, accompanied by weight loss, tuberculosis is suspected. | 0.64 (0.48) | 64.2 | 1 | |
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Subtotal | 1.66 (0.05) | 55.3 | ||
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Preventive examinations | Chest X-rays are one way to diagnose tuberculosis. | 0.66 (0.47) | 66.0 | 3 |
Only one vaccination with BCG can provide lifelong immunity.* | 0.60 (0.49) | 60.4 | 4 | |
One should be examined if a prolonged cough with sputum persists for more than 2 weeks. | 0.84 (0.37) | 83.6 | 1 | |
Even if no special symptoms of coughing or sputum are present, I should be examined for tuberculosis if I have weight loss, fatigue, and so on. | 0.74 (0.44) | 74.2 | 2 | |
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Subtotal | 2.84 (1.22) | 71.0 | ||
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Treatment | Tuberculosis cannot be treated in the absence of overt symptom.* | 0.79 (0.41) | 78.8 | 2 |
Tuberculosis is treated by taking medicine every day for at least 6 months. | 0.43 (0.50) | 43.4 | 4 | |
One can recover from tuberculosis if medical treatment is followed, but if not, death cam result. | 0.81 (0.40) | 80.6 | 1 | |
Treatment is difficult, and if anti-tuberculosis drugs are not taken regularly, drug resistance can occur. | 0.57 (0.51) | 56.8 | 3 | |
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Subtotal | 2.60 (1.18) | 65.0 | ||
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Total | 11.64 (4.03) | 58.2 |
Variables | B* | SE | β | t | p |
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(Constant) | 1.612 | 0.200 | 8.063 | < 0.001 | |
Age (y) | 0.004 | 0.005 | 0.032 | 0.801 | 0.423 |
Education | −0.035 | 0.040 | −0.035 | −0.876 | 0.382 |
Smoking† | −0.155 | 0.034 | −0.184 | −4.532 | < 0.001 |
Past history of tuberculosis† | 0.115 | 0.152 | 0.030 | 0.755 | 0.451 |
Family or friends who have had tuberculosis † | −0.111 | 0.046 | −0.099 | −2.412 | 0.016 |
Participation in tuberculosis education† | 0.029 | 0.042 | 0.030 | 0.697 | 0.486 |
Have obtained information about tuberculosis† | 0.138 | 0.038 | 0.159 | 3.646 | < 0.001 |
Knowledge | |||||
Infection route | 0.002 | 0.011 | 0.006 | 0.136 | 0.892 |
Symptoms | 0.006 | 0.019 | 0.015 | 0.317 | 0.751 |
Preventive examinations | 0.036 | 0.018 | 0.103 | 2.025 | 0.043 |
Treatment | −0.006 | 0.018 | −0.018 | −0.358 | 0.720 |
Attitude | |||||
Recognition of tuberculosis | −0.040 | 0.046 | −0.042 | −0.865 | 0.388 |
Preventive examinations | 0.075 | 0.044 | 0.090 | 1.702 | 0.089 |
Treatment | 0.170 | 0.048 | 0.192 | 3.544 | < 0.001 |
Preventive education | 0.161 | 0.028 | 0.249 | 5.728 | < 0.001 |
R2 = 0.269 Adjusted R2 = 0.246 F = 11.861 p < 0.001 |