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KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDE AND PREVENTION PRACTICES OF DRUG PREVENTION OF TB IN PAKISTAN
Dr Usman Saleem, Dr Alifa Sabir, Dr Aneeqa Zia
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<p><strong><em>Introduction: </em></strong><em><a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/tuberculosis">Tuberculosis</a> (TB) remains a global health problem. In 2011, there were an estimated 8.7 million new cases of TB (13% co-infected with HIV), and 1.4 million people died from TB. <strong>Objectives: </strong></em><em>The main objective of the study is to analyze the knowledge, attitude and prevention practices of drug prevention of TB in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.</em> <strong><em>Material and methods: </em></strong><em>This cross sectional study was conducted in Health Department Punjab during July 2019 to January 2020. </em><em> Questionnaire was prepared by an infectious disease specialist and a final year medical student adopting Iranian guidelines for control of TB (2nd edition) and previous similar studies. <strong>Results: </strong>The data was collected from 150 respondents. Students mean age was 24.74 ± 1.73 (range, 22–40 years), from whom 70 (65.5%) were female and 30 (34.5%) were male. Knowledge score of the students was 16.13 ± 2.06. Knowledge level of the subjects was moderate to high in the majority of students. Attitude score of students’ was 36.08 ± 3.76, attitude level of the students was moderate to high in the majority of students. <strong>Conclusion: </strong>It is concluded that More effort should be made to improve the knowledge of students regarding TB transmission and the role of <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/sputum-smear">sputum smear</a> in diagnosis, as well as emphasis on the importance of the <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/medicine-and-dentistry/bcg-vaccination">BCG vaccination</a>.</em></p>
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2021-01-12
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