Knowledge, Attitude,and Practice of Primary health care Workers regarding Tuberculosis disease in Minna municipal council area, Niger State, Nigeria.
Journal Title: IOSR Journal of Dental and Medical Sciences (IOSR-JDMS) - Year 2017, Vol 17, Issue 2
Abstract
Introduction: Despite tremendous efforts to control tuberculosis (TB), it is still a major public health problem in Nigeria.Nigeria is among the six countries that contributed 60% of all new TB cases in 2015 and remains among the 22 high burden countries. National Tuberculosis Control Programme has continued to work towards controlling TB epidemic by expanding DOTS treatment and microscopic centers across the country.Data about knowledge and attitude of healthcare workers especially at the primary health care level where the majority of TB patients resides is scarce in Nigeria. Thus, a detailed understanding of the factors associated with the knowledge of and attitude towards TB among primary healthcare (PHC) workers is needed to support case detection and reduce TB-related morbidity in Nigeria. Objective:To assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of primary health care workers regarding tuberculosis disease in Minna municipal council area, Niger State, Nigeria. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study to assess knowledge, attitude, and practice of163 primary health care workers regarding tuberculosis disease in Minna municipal area council was carried out from June to August 2015. A self-administered structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Data wereanalyzed using SPSS version 22. Results: The response rate was 126 (77.3%). Overall, 63 (50.0%) of the respondents had satisfactory knowledge, 55 (43.7%) had positive attitude and 65(51.6%) had good practices regarding tuberculosis. Ages of the respondents were significantly associated with knowledge (p = 0.048), while years of service was associated with attitude (p =0.049) and practice (p = 0.003). Conclusion:There issignificant gap in knowledge and practices on tuberculosis prevention and control among primary health care workers in centers providing DOTS services in Minna Municipal council area. Therefore, training and retraining ofall PHC workers involved in thecare of TB patients should be strengthened.
Authors and Affiliations
Chindo Ibrahim Bisallah, Abubakar Muhammad Amali, Yahaya Mohammed Katagum3, Mohammed B Usman4, Abubakar Mohammad Ramadan5
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