N. Gladys Kigozi|Julia Heunis|Michelle Engelbrecht|André Janse van Rensburg|H. C. J. Dingie van Rensburg
Tuberculosis knowledge, attitudes and practices of patients at primary health care facilities in a South African metropolitan: research towards improved health education
University of the Free State|University of the Free State|University of the Free State|University of the Free State|University of the Free State
health education important empower patients encourage contribution towards tuberculosis tb control south africa health education activities integrated services provided primary health care phc level study conducted high tb burden metropolitan area south africa objective assess tbrelated knowledge attitudes infection control practices patients attending phc facilitiesin september october 2015 crosssectional survey using fieldworkeradministered questionnaires conducted among patients older 17 years attending 40 phc facilities mangaung metropolitan convenience sampling used select patients participation study voluntary descriptive inferential multivariate logistic regression analyses performed statistical significance considered alpha 005 95 confidence intervala total 507 patients data included analysis patients knew tb transmission facilitated crowded conditions 846 pulmonary tb contagious 730 surprisingly majority patients also believed one get tb sharing toothbrushes 850 kissing 650 overwhelming majority patients perceived tb serious 897 concurred taking treatment 972 opening windows prevent transmission phc facilities 970 important employed aor 115 ci 48276 received tb infection control information phc facility aor 22 ci 1534 tb patient aor 16 ci 102246 increased likelihood adopting good infection control practicesthese findings highlight need health education efforts strengthen accurate information dissemination promote sound tb knowledge attitudes among patients attending phc facilities health education efforts also capitalise positive finding study information dissemination phc facilities increases good infection control practices