Attitude and Awareness of DOT Providers about TB in Tuberculosis Unit Patiala
Journal Title: National Journal of Research in Community Medicine - Year 2015, Vol 4, Issue 3
Abstract
Introduction: The Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program (RNTCP), based on the DOTS strategy, began as a pilot in 1993 and was launched as a National Program in 1997. The entire country was covered under DOTS by 24th March 2006. DOT providers are primarily responsible for the success of the programme at the field level by giving a VIP status to the patient in the programme. So the present study was conducted to know the attitude, beliefs and awareness of DOT providers regarding Tuberculosis. Material and Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among the DOT providers of Tuberculosis Unit Patiala from July to September 2008. A pre-tested questionnaire was used to collect the relevant information from all the DOT providers. The questionnaire consisted of questions regarding their awareness and attitude about Tuberculosis, RNTCP and DOTS. Results: The study revealed that the majority of them i.e. 52% were in age group of 31-40 years. Forty two (84%) DOT providers were trained. All the DOT providers knew that tuberculosis is a curable disease. Only 78% of the DOT providers knew that sputum examination is the first line investigation to diagnose TB. Source of latest information about tuberculosis to DOT providers were health officials (78%), books (22%), seminars (10%), media (10%). Knowledge about treatment schedule between trained & untrained DOT Providers was found to be Highly Significant (p<.01). 40% of DOT Providers had fear of contracting the disease, no DOT provider worked for incentives, 74% said that treatment of TB patient should be kept confidential. 32% said that TB is a social stigma. Conclusions: After assessing the knowledge and attitude of DOT providers various gaps were found. So training to DOT providers should be imparted before they start giving DOTS therapy. Reorientation courses should be organized periodically to update the DOT providers regarding TB disease and Treatment. Constant monitoring and supervision is required for proper implementation of DOTS.
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Amanpreet Kaur, Paramjeet Kaur, Rajinder Singh, Vikram K Gupta
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