Knowledge and attitude towards tuberculosis amongst the tribal population of Jhabua, Madhya Pradesh

A community-based cross-sectional survey was carried out amongst the tribal population of Jhabuain Madhya Pradesh. A total of 1385 individuals from randomly selected villages were interviewed using structured questionnaire. Eighty five per cent respondents had knowledge of the symptoms of tuberculos...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Indian journal of tuberculosis 2012-10, Vol.59 (4), p.243-248
Hauptverfasser:	Rao, V G, Yadav, R, Bhat, J, Tiwari, B K, Bhondeley, M K
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adult Cross-Sectional Studies Female Health Education - methods Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice Humans Incidence India - epidemiology Male Middle Aged Population Groups Retrospective Studies Surveys and Questionnaires Tuberculosis - epidemiology Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:	A community-based cross-sectional survey was carried out amongst the tribal population of Jhabuain Madhya Pradesh. A total of 1385 individuals from randomly selected villages were interviewed using structured questionnaire. Eighty five per cent respondents had knowledge of the symptoms of tuberculosis. About a quarter of the respondents were not aware of any method for preventing TB. Though majority of the respondents (68.2%) stated that TB is a curable disease, most of them (67.2%) were not aware of the DOTS programme. The study emphasizes the need for extensive health education programme to create awareness about tuberculosis in tribal population of the region.
ISSN:	0019-5707