The Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Relating to Tuberculosis among Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients
Introduction: A tuberculosis patient infects several healthy people prior to the diagnosis and initiation of treatment. Indiscriminate spitting in the community has been identified as a challenge to the prevention of tuberculosis; however, knowledge is still limited in terms of actual practices. Met...
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A tuberculosis patient infects several healthy people prior to the diagnosis and initiation of treatment. Indiscriminate spitting in the community has been identified as a challenge to the prevention of tuberculosis; however, knowledge is still limited in terms of actual practices.
Methodology:
We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study at a tertiary care hospital to evaluate knowledge, attitude, and practices relating to tuberculosis by interviewing patients of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis using a semi-structured questionnaire. We evaluated knowledge of tuberculosis on etiology, mode of spread, treatment factors, attitudes on the importance the respondent attributed to the factor and practices on adherence to treatment, and hygiene for the prevention of spread including safe sputum disposal.
Results:
We enrolled 250 patients (165 males) with a mean age of 29 ± 11 (mean ± standard deviation) years. On knowledge of tuberculosis, most of the patients had correct knowledge regarding tuberculosis symptoms (241, 96%), mode of spread (235, 94%), and correct duration of treatments 246 (98%) for drug sensitive tuberculosis. On attitude, all the patients consider adherence to their prescribed anti-tubercular treatment, 246 (98%) on covering mouth while coughing or sneezing and 239 (96%) on safe disposal of sputum as important. However, only 45 (18%) reported practicing correct sputum disposal and 66 (26%) patients reported disposing of their sputum in the open.
Conclusion:
This study suggests that despite good knowledge and attitude, there is a lack in practice of safe disposal of sputum by tuberculosis patients. Efforts toward sensitization regarding safe disposal of sputum need to be strengthened. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-6c985dfa91ba4c3d8bc090e4d7a3c3452025-08-25T08:30:57ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Medical Specialities0976-28840976-28922019-04-01102767810.4103/INJMS.INJMS_31_18The Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Relating to Tuberculosis among Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis PatientsKevisetuo Anthony DzeyieSaurav BasuTanzin DikidIntroduction: A tuberculosis patient infects several healthy people prior to the diagnosis and initiation of treatment. Indiscriminate spitting in the community has been identified as a challenge to the prevention of tuberculosis; however, knowledge is still limited in terms of actual practices. Methodology: We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study at a tertiary care hospital to evaluate knowledge, attitude, and practices relating to tuberculosis by interviewing patients of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis and extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis using a semi-structured questionnaire. We evaluated knowledge of tuberculosis on etiology, mode of spread, treatment factors, attitudes on the importance the respondent attributed to the factor and practices on adherence to treatment, and hygiene for the prevention of spread including safe sputum disposal. Results: We enrolled 250 patients (165 males) with a mean age of 29 ± 11 (mean ± standard deviation) years. On knowledge of tuberculosis, most of the patients had correct knowledge regarding tuberculosis symptoms (241, 96%), mode of spread (235, 94%), and correct duration of treatments 246 (98%) for drug sensitive tuberculosis. On attitude, all the patients consider adherence to their prescribed anti-tubercular treatment, 246 (98%) on covering mouth while coughing or sneezing and 239 (96%) on safe disposal of sputum as important. However, only 45 (18%) reported practicing correct sputum disposal and 66 (26%) patients reported disposing of their sputum in the open. Conclusion: This study suggests that despite good knowledge and attitude, there is a lack in practice of safe disposal of sputum by tuberculosis patients. Efforts toward sensitization regarding safe disposal of sputum need to be strengthened.https://journals.lww.com/10.4103/INJMS.INJMS_31_18attitudeindiaknowledgepracticetuberculosis |
| spellingShingle | Kevisetuo Anthony Dzeyie Saurav Basu Tanzin Dikid The Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Relating to Tuberculosis among Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients Indian Journal of Medical Specialities attitude india knowledge practice tuberculosis |
| title | The Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Relating to Tuberculosis among Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients |
| title_full | The Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Relating to Tuberculosis among Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients |
| title_fullStr | The Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Relating to Tuberculosis among Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Relating to Tuberculosis among Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients |
| title_short | The Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices Relating to Tuberculosis among Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients |
| title_sort | knowledge attitude and practices relating to tuberculosis among drug resistant tuberculosis patients |
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