Knowledge About Tuberculosis and DOTS Centre Among Newly Registered Pulmonary TB Patients Under DOTS Centre’s Located in a Municipal Ward of Metropolitan City, Maharashtra.
Journal Title: Journal of Medical Science And clinical Research - Year 2014, Vol 2, Issue 4
Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious public health problem in India as ranks first among 22 high burden countries, causing immense morbidity, mortality. Several factors have been identified including the individual’s perception of disease, socioeconomic level, extent of awareness about the disease and dots centre. The present study was aimed to analyze the knowledge of TB and DOTS centers among the newly registered pulmonary TB patients. This was an observational cross sectional interviewed based study conducted with newly registered pulmonary TB patients at DOTS centres. Frequency distributions showing number and percentages were generated for each identified outcome variables. The results show 36 % reported germ as a cause of TB. 30% reported inhalation is route of transmission.71% reported that TB is curable while 65 % cases told that www.jmscr.igmpublication.org Impact Factcor-1.1147 ISSN (e)-2347-176x Knowledge About Tuberculosis and DOTS Centre Among Newly Registered Pulmonary TB Patients Under DOTS Centre’s Located in a Municipal Ward of Metropolitan City, Maharashtra. Authors Dr Amol R Patil1 Dr Jyoti M.Bawa2 Dr Mukesh S.Bawa3 Dr P.B.Sawant4 1.PSM SBH Government Medical College,Dhule,2.Medical Officer Health Services Depat, 3.Psm SBH Government Medical College,Dhule,4.PSM Garnt Medical College Mumbai Corresponding Author Dr Amol R.Patil Address: 95,Vinod Nagar,Near Neatji Colony Dhule-424002,Maharashtra Email:dramolpatil@yahoo.com Name And Address Of The Department Or Institution To Which The Work Should Be Attributed: Department of Preventive & Social Medicine Grant Medical College, Mumbai. Maharashtra. Dr Amol R Patil JMSCR Volume 2 Issue 4 April 2014 Page 585 JMSCR Volume||2||Issue||4||Page 584-593||April 2014 2014 TB can be prevented. 24(50%) has responded that they have got the TB from someone who had TB. only 105(42.0%) study subjects were aware about the TB related health facility in their area, 132(52.8%) were aware about the free availability of drugs. Regarding the DOTS centre facilities like timing, location and service provider were not suitable for, 94(37.6%), 19(07.6%), & 8(3.2%) respondents respectively. The study concludes that not only chemotherapy but the knowledge about TB among the pulmonary TB patients needs to be enhanced so as to prevent and control of TB. The general population should make aware about DOTS centre’s located in community. Health education at the time of initiation of chemotherapy among pulmonary TB patients could be useful strategy to spread the knowledge about TB among the general population
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