Quiz 3: Tuberculosis in children

Please choose the one, most correct answer to each question or statement.

1. How is TB infection spread between people?
   • By sharing food out of the same dish
   • By coughing and sneezing
   • By drinking dirty water
2. How many children with TB infection will get ill with TB?
   • Very few as children usually do not get TB
   • About 10%
   • All children with TB infection will get ill with TB
3. Which immunisation helps to reduce the risk of TB?
   • BCG
   • Pneumococcal vaccine
   • Whooping cough vaccine
4. What would make you think that a child may have TB?
   • A sore throat
   • Diarrhoea and vomiting
   • A cough for more than 2 weeks
5. What should you do if you think a child has TB?
   • Wait for a few weeks to see if they will get better
   • Ask the district nurse to listen to the child’s chest and start antibiotics
   • Refer the child to the local clinic
6. What tests are done to confirm the diagnosis of TB?
   • A sputum test
   • A blood test
   • A urine test
7. What is the treatment of TB?
   • Admit the child to hospital for a month of daily injections before being sent home for oral treatment with antibiotics for three months
   • A number of drugs are used together to treat the child at home for six months
   • The same as the treatment of HIV
8. Why does treatment of TB sometimes fail?
   • Because the medicines are not taken correctly every day
   • Because TB often cannot be cured
   • Because the clinic gives the wrong medicine
9. Which children are at the highest risk for TB infection?
   • Girls
   • Children under 5 years of age
   • Older children who are at school
10. How can a health care worker help with TB treatment?
    • Help improve adherence
    • Take the child to the clinic every week
    • Weigh the child at every visit