Ugochukwu Onyeonoro|Joseph N. Chukwu|Daniel C. Oshi|Charles C. Nwafor|Anthony O. Meka
Assessment of tuberculosis-related knowledge, attitudes and practices in Enugu, South East Nigeria
Abia State University|Netherlands Leprosy Relief|Abia State University|Netherlands Leprosy Relief|Netherlands Leprosy Relief|Netherlands Leprosy Relief
study carried 2009 determine knowledge attitude practice tuberculosis tb sociodemographic determinants six selected local government areas lgas enugu state south east nigeriaa total 1200 respondents selected 6 local government areas multistage sampling technique responses elicited semistructured pretested interviewer administered questionnairedata collected analysed using statistical package social sciences spss version 17 awareness tuberculosis high 93 among householdsprimary sources information radio 591 community members 298 television 171knowledge tuberculosis disease low except knowledge tb symptoms 615urban residents better knowledge tb rural respondentsmost believed tb curable would opt medical consultation following suspicion tbdespite relatively poorer knowledge tb rural communities less likely stigmatise persons tb p 0000urban households significantly better knowledge tb access tb services p 0000educational status individual spouse literacy status religion significantly associated tbrelated knowledge attitude practicetherefore sociodemographic factors considered subsequent behavioural changes communications country