Community Knowledge, Attitude and Practice towards Tuberculosis in Nakfa Subzone: Cross-Sectional Study, 2021

Knowledge, attitude and practice on prevention and control of pulmonary tuberculosis index cases family in Shebedino District, Sidama Region, Ethiopia

“…It could be due to exposure to sensitizing TB prevention awareness. In this study, those who are married are 1.7 times more aware of TB prevention than the rest of the population (AOR = 3.9; 95% CI = 1.7–8.7), P = 0.002) [ 35 , 52 ].…”

“…In this study, about 62.3% of the participants believed that prying, application of holy water, and traditional medicines like herbals were the remedies for TB infection. Also, another study confirmed that using traditional methods is like prying 0.8% [ 52 ], holly water 20.3% [ 43 ], herbs 3.8% [ 52 ], 5.9% [ 53 ], 72.2% [ 48 ] and 5.6% [ 43 ], in different communities. This might be due to the cultural and environmental differences of the studied communities.…”

“…On the other hand, the proportion of good attitudes in this study was lower than the results for the southern part of Bhutan 93% [ 42 ], the Somali region, Ethiopia 57.1% [ 32 ] and Nekmet, western Ethiopia 78.5% [ 50 ]. Unfavorable attitudes in this study were mainly associated with living areas, of which few were seen among rural residents [ 52 ].…”

Insights, beliefs, and myths surrounding tuberculosis among pulmonary patients with delayed healthcare access in a high-burden TB state in Nigeria – a qualitative inquiry

“…Participants challenging the germ theory and attributing TB to witchcraft highlight the imperative for culturally sensitive health communication, aiming to reconcile traditional beliefs with biomedical knowledge (Brooks et al, 2019). Spiritual explanations for TB, intertwined with cultural practices like correlating coughing episodes with deliverance ceremonies, echo findings from other regions, like Eritrea, where a significant percentage of respondents (79.8%) did not associate TB with bacteria/germs (Kidanemariam et al, 2023). The influence of education on TB knowledge aligns with studies in China and Indonesia (Du et al, 2022;Kaaffah et al, 2023).…”

“…Tuberculosis (TB) remains a persistent and complicated global health challenge, demanding attention and understanding on multiple fronts (Kidanemariam et al, 2023;Madebo et al, 2023). Caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, this infectious disease primarily targets the lungs but can extend its reach to other organs (Pele et al, 2021;Amare et al, 2022).…”