Knowledge on Tuberculosis among Students of Higher Secondary School, Lalitpur, Nepal

Sah, Jay Prakash

doi:10.15406/mojph.2016.04.00091

Cited by 2 publications

(3 citation statements)

References 3 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…It is observed that the findings of the present study were acceptable and consistent with the research findings of the previous studies. In present study, all the respondents have acquaintance about tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS from varied sources which was in coherence with the study findings of Sah et al 6 In our study The source of information about TB was teachers (34%) and books (26%) and of HIV/AIDS was TV/radio and means of mass communication (34%) followed by friends and relatives (21%) and teachers (20%). Sah et al in their study among higher secondary school students in Nepal also documented mass media and teachers as the main source of TB information among the respondents.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 90%

“…Similarly Sah et al in their study also reported that there was confusion among the respondents about the type of tuberculosis and less than half (42%) of the respondents knew about the pulmonary form of tuberculosis. 6 In present study Bacteria as causative agent of TB is known to a less percentage of respondents (38.5%) on the contrary Gopichandran et al in their KAP study among high school students in Vellore reported 77.1% awareness among the students as bacteria the causative agent for TB. 11 Singh et al in their study in slum community of Delhi showed only 2.3% respondents claimed TB as caused by germ.…”

Section: Discussioncontrasting

confidence: 53%

“…Sah et al in their study among higher secondary school students in Nepal also documented mass media and teachers as the main source of TB information among the respondents. 5,6 Gupta et al in their study on secondary school students elicited the main source of information about HIV/AIDS was television followed by newspaper and friend and relatives. 5 Similarly Bhalla et al in their study in Jamnagar Gujarat among senior secondary school students also reported that majority of the students knew about HIV/AIDS through Television.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

An interventional study regarding knowledge and awareness of TB and HIV among high school children in rural and urban areas of Dehradun

Natt¹,

Sharma²,

Luthra³

et al. 2019

Int J Community Med Public Health

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: The World Health Organization Global TB report reported that TB ranks alongside HIV as a leading cause of death worldwide. Evidence based studies revealed that knowledge and awareness has a substantial impact on the prevention of HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis. This study was conducted to compare the awareness and knowledge of high school children regarding HIV and TB in the rural and urban areas and to assess the impact of educational intervention on the same.Methods: One school each from rural and urban field practice area was selected by purposive sampling technique. A total of 205 high school students were included in the study by total enumeration method. An interventional study was conducted regarding awareness and knowledge about TB and HIV/AIDS by means of health talk and help of audio visual aids. The data was collected in a predesigned self administered questionnaire by pretest and post test method.Results: The total of 205 students participated in the study. Majority of the respondent have correct knowledge regarding the causative agent of TB (38.5%) with 28.4% in rural and 48.5% in urban area. Moreover majority of the respondent correctly elicited the causative agent of HIV/AIDS (52.6%) with 44.1% in rural and 61.1% in urban area. Overall the intervention had a substantial effect on the awareness and knowledge level of the students regarding HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis.Conclusions: Although awareness among the masses is there but right knowledge and practice plays a pivotal role in improving the health status and awareness of the community.

show abstract

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 90%

Section: Discussioncontrasting

confidence: 53%

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

An interventional study regarding knowledge and awareness of TB and HIV among high school children in rural and urban areas of Dehradun

Natt¹,

Sharma²,

Luthra³

et al. 2019

Int J Community Med Public Health

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

show abstract

Knowledge and Prevalence of Eating Disorder Among Nursing Students of Lalitpur, Nepal

Subedi

Shah²,

Thapa

et al. 2018

Int. J. Res. Granthaalayah

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Background: Perceived socio cultural pressure to become thin has an important impact on eating disorder during adolescence, but less is known about knowledge and prevalence of eating disorders in Nepal. Adolescents face special problems that are less common during childhood. Several studies indicate that the prevalence of eating disorders has been increased among adolescents. Objectives: The aim of the study was to identify the level of knowledge, and prevalence of eating disorders (ED) among adolescents. Specific objectives: To calculate the BMI of the respondents and to associate the BMI with prevalence of eating disorder. Methods: This was a cross-sectional survey in which adolescent girls were selected through purposive non probability sampling technique. The study was based on self-reported questionnaires including eating attitudes test (EAT-26) and BMI measurement. To analyze the obtained data, to calculate the level of knowledge, prevalence and BMI the chi-square was measured. Results: According to diagnostic criteria of EAT-26, 34 students (27.2%) were at risk of ED and scored above the recommended cut-off point on EAT-26. More than fifty percent (60%) of the students had inadequate knowledge, one third (38.40%) had moderate knowledge and very minimal (1.6%) of the students had adequate knowledge regarding eating disorders. BMI calculation reveled that more than half (54.4%) had a normal BMI, one third (28%) were under weight, 16% were overweight and 1.6% were obese. Conclusions: The above results concluded that there is need to conduct structured teaching programs for improving level of knowledge regarding eating disorders and reduce the risk of eating disorders and its effects.

show abstract

Knowledge on Tuberculosis among Students of Higher Secondary School, Lalitpur, Nepal

Abstract: The descriptive study conducted to assess the knowledge on tuberculosis among students of higher secondary school, Lalitpur, Nepal was carried out utilizing non-probability purposive sampling technique among +2 students.

Cited by 2 publications

References 3 publications

An interventional study regarding knowledge and awareness of TB and HIV among high school children in rural and urban areas of Dehradun

An interventional study regarding knowledge and awareness of TB and HIV among high school children in rural and urban areas of Dehradun

Knowledge and Prevalence of Eating Disorder Among Nursing Students of Lalitpur, Nepal

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About