Tuberculosis in a developing country — how much patients know about disease

Ilić, Miroslav; Kuruc, Vesna; Pavlovic, Slobodan; Kopitović, Ivan; Kasikovic-Lecic, Svetlana; Zvezdin, Biljana; Zarić, Bojan; Kojičić, Marija

doi:10.2478/s11536-011-0124-z

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“…When compared to a similar study from 2012 [8], hospitalized patients in this study demonstrated better knowledge about TB. One possible reason for this could be that hospital patients were able to obtain information about various respiratory diseases, including TB, quickly after admission using the internet and mass media, which are more accessible nowadays than in previous years.…”

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confidence: 40%

“…The patients were asked to complete a questionnaire designed specifically for this study by the authors (Supplementary File 1). A similar questionnaire was used in 2012 for a study on TB patients conducted by the first author [8]. Outpatients (ambulatory, AMB) were surveyed in the IPDV's polyclinic service, while hospitalized patients (HOS) were surveyed in the IPDV's hospital facilities.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Patients were considered to have good TB knowledge if they correctly answered 19 of 31 questions (61.3%). We used similar percentage level as compared to a similar study from 2012 (more than 60%) [8]. Patients with a monthly income of 330 Euros or less were classified as financially poor, based on the minimum monthly income defined by the National Bank of Serbia and the Republic of Serbia Official Gazette for 2022 [10,11], whereas patients with a monthly income greater than 330 Euros were considered to have a better financial status.…”

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“…A few studies in the western Balkan region have assessed patients' knowledge of TB (symptoms, spread and therapy) and its relationship to socioeconomic status [8]. However, those studies were conducted more than a decade ago, and TB still remains a major public health problem, particularly during the pandemic era, and represents the worst security situation since World War II.…”

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Knowledge is the most powerful tool in the fight against tuberculosis

Ilic,

Bjelic,

Javorac

et al. 2023

J Infect Dev Ctries

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Introduction: In October 2022, after almost two years, tuberculosis reclaimed its first place as the world's deadliest infectious disease, replacing COVID-19. Since knowledge is the most powerful tool to combat any disease, the primary goal of our study was to assess patients' knowledge of tuberculosis and its relationship to their socio-demographic status. Methodology: This cross-sectional study included 1,067 respiratory patients who were surveyed between November 2021 and June 2022 at the Institute for Pulmonary Diseases of Vojvodina (Serbia). They completed a questionnaire designed for this study. Results: The majority of patients (53.7%) were female; over two-thirds (70.8%) were ≥ 60 years; every fifth (23.2%) was either with or without primary school; every third (33.3%) was financially poor. Although the majority of patients (97.8%) were aware that tuberculosis is an infectious disease, only 44.2% knew the etiology. Around 3/4 (72.6%) were aware of a tuberculosis vaccine. Hospitalized patients had better knowledge that the vaccine helps prevent tuberculosis than ambulatory patients (p = 0.047). Only 16% of patients in both groups knew that tuberculosis incidence is decreasing in Serbia (p = 0.074). Good knowledge about tuberculosis was reported by 71.5%. Hospitalized patients showed better knowledge than ambulatory patients (p = 0.032). Patients with a higher level of education and higher monthly income were independent predictors of better knowledge of tuberculosis. Conclusions: The study underlines the need to promote knowledge about tuberculosis, particularly among chronic patients, socially vulnerable and refugees, especially in light of the pandemic and emerging economic problems in the region.

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“…The development of TB is more easily affected by social and economic factors than any other disease [5]. In addition to HIV infection, malnutrition, increased susceptibility of infants and the elderly, and poverty [1,6,7], a lack of awareness about TB is also considered to be an essential factor that increases the risk of exposure to TB [8].…”

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Public Awareness of Tuberculosis in Southeast China: A Population-Based Study

Chen

Wang

et al. 2019

IJERPH

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Few provinces in China have recently conducted population-based surveys on tuberculosis (TB) awareness at the provincial level. Hence, we conducted a population-based, cross-sectional study to evaluate the level of awareness of TB knowledge among residents of Zhejiang Province, China from October 2018 to December 2018. A total of 7174 individuals were randomly selected to participate in this survey. The rate of awareness of key information on TB was found to be 48.0%. The study’s participants exhibited a good understanding of the transmission route (80.8%), curable outcome (78.3%), and designated treatment sites (67.0%) of TB. The rate of awareness of suspicious TB symptoms (36.1%) and the relief policy on diagnosis and first-line therapeutic drugs (38.0%) were found to be relatively low among the respondents. People living in rural areas, those who were less educated, and students all showed a low level of awareness of key knowledge about TB. In conclusion, residents in Zhejiang Province generally lacked key information about TB, which is not conducive to the early detection and treatment of TB. Corresponding efforts should be made for different groups of people to achieve favorable effects on the prevention and control of TB.

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Tuberculosis in a developing country — how much patients know about disease

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Knowledge is the most powerful tool in the fight against tuberculosis

Knowledge is the most powerful tool in the fight against tuberculosis

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