Gemeda Abebe|Amare Deribew|Ludwig Apers|Kifle Woldemichael|Jaffer Shiffa|Markos Tesfaye|Alemseged Abdissa|Fetene Deribie|Challi Jira|Mesele Bezabih|Abraham Aseffa|Luc Duchateau|Robert Colebunders
Knowledge, Health Seeking Behavior and Perceived Stigma towards Tuberculosis among Tuberculosis Suspects in a Rural Community in Southwest Ethiopia
Jimma University|University of Antwerp|Jimma University|University of Antwerp|Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde|Jimma University|Jimma University|Jimma University|Jimma University|Jimma University|Jimma University|Jimma University|Armauer Hansen Research Institute|Ghent University|University of Antwerp|Instituut voor Tropische Geneeskunde
perceived stigma lack awareness could contribute late presentation low detection rate tuberculosis tb conducted study rural southwest ethiopia among tb suspects assess knowledge stigma towards tb health seeking behaviora community based cross sectional survey conducted february march 2009 gilgel gibe field research area person 15 years cough least 2 weeks considered tb suspect included study data collected trained personnel using pretested structured questionnaire logistic regression analysis done using spss 150 statistical softwareof 476 pulmonary tb suspects 395 830 ever heard tb evil eye 504 commonly mentioned cause tb individuals could read write likely aware tb crude 298 95ci 125 708 likely know tb caused microorganism adjusted 316 95ci 177 565 noneducated individuals males likely know cause tb adjusted 192 95ci 122 303 females 513 tb suspects perceived people would consider inferior tb high stigma towards tb reported 199512 220 462 seek help illness individuals previous antitb treatment likely appropriate health seeking behavior adjusted 365 95ci 189 706 notthere little knowledge tb gilgel gibe field research area observed inappropriate health seeking behavior stigma towards tb tb control programs ethiopia educate rural communities particularly females noneducated individuals cause importance early diagnosis treatment tb