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

Table 7 Differences in the opinion against TB between the cases and controls

	Cases		Controls
	N	%	N	%
Do you think that TB is serious?
Yes	91	71	67	81
No	2	2	3	4
Do not know	36	28	15	18
Do you think that TB is serious at workplaces?
Yes	46	36	34	41
No	14	11	10	12
Do not know	69	53	39	47
Does TB affect your work performance?
Yes	51	40	43	52
Not always	60	47	29	35
No	18	14	11	13
Do you feel ashamed of having TB?
Yes	49	38	22	27
No	53	41	35	42
Do not know	27	21	26	31
Do you want to hide having TB?^a
Yes	14	11	10	12
Not always	74	57	30	36
No	41	32	43	52
Does TB affect your relationship with others?^a
Yes	20	16	36	44
Not always	72	56	35	42
No	37	29	12	14
Does TB affect family responsibilities?
Yes	58	45	41	49
Not always	53	41	35	42
No	18	14	7	8
Do you want to live isolated due to having TB?^a
Yes	5	4	12	14
Not always	43	33	25	30
No	81	63	46	55
How do you feel about a person with TB?
Desire to help	94	73	59	71
Want to stay away	28	22	20	24
No particular feeling	7	5	4	5
Is TB treatment very costly?^a
Yes	32	25	42	51
Not always	44	34	21	25
No	53	41	20	24
Do you think that HIV-positive people should be concerned about TB?^a
Yes	23	18	39	47
Not always	79	61	30	36
No	27	21	14	17
Do you think that TB is hereditary
Yes	30	23	24	29
No	79	61	47	57
Do not know	20	16	12	14

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

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