Palash Das|Mausumi Basu|Sirshak Dutta|Debasis Das
Perception of tuberculosis among general patients of tertiary care hospitals of Bengal
Midnapore Medical College and Hospital|Midnapore Medical College and Hospital|Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata|Malda Medical College and Hospital|Midnapore Medical College and Hospital|Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata|Malda Medical College and Hospital|Midnapore Medical College and Hospital|Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata|Malda Medical College and Hospital
tuberculosis public health problem india patients tuberculosis hide disease family relatives community due presence stigma study conducted assess knowledge awareness perception regarding social variables tuberculosis among patients associate awareness literacy statustype study observational descriptive epidemiological study design crosssectional study setting general outpatient department tertiary care hospitals west bengal sample size 464 four hundred sixty four patients collected data tabulated analyzed interpreted proper statistical methods percentage z test6034 study population male one third illiterate 3793 majority 9138 heard tuberculosis tb correct answer cause infection responded 1681 patients 7241 heard tb informal contact correct response mode spread tb told 3147 patients 6207 correctly answered cough commonest symptom 8276 knew curability disease isolation patient 0862 avoidance sharing food 0603 reported preventive measures literacy status significant influence awareness tban attempt could made future improve awareness among illiterates remove myths misconceptions allay social stigma attached decrease tb transmission