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Table 5 The differences in attitudes between the participants

From: Factors associated with tuberculosis cases in Semarang District, Indonesia: case–control study performed in the area where case detection rate was extremely low

 

Cases

Control

N

%

N

%

Do you wash your hands before eating?a

 Yes

45

35

63

76

 Sometimes

72

56

18

22

 No

12

9

2

2

Do you eat from the same dish with others?a

 Yes

11

9

8

10

 Sometimes

86

67

28

33

 No

32

25

47

57

Do you drink from the same glasses/bottles with others?a

 Yes

7

5

9

11

 Sometimes

92

71

35

42

 No

30

23

39

47

Do you wash your hands after blowing nose?a

 Yes

25

19

40

48

 Sometimes

69

53

32

39

 No

35

27

11

13

Do you work when you are unwell?

 Yes

23

18

25

30

 Sometimes

78

60

40

48

 No

28

22

18

22

  1. aSignificant difference between the cases and the controls (ρ < 0.05, χ 2 test)