- Title
- Tuberculosis knowledge, attitudes and health-seeking behaviour among tuberculosis patients in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality, sub district C, South Africa
- Creator
- Onyango, Peggy
- Subject
- Tuberculosis
- Date Issued
- 2019
- Date
- 2019
- Type
- Thesis
- Type
- Masters
- Type
- MPH
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10353/16780
- Identifier
- vital:40773
- Description
- The aim of this study was to examine the knowledge and attitude of Tuberculosis (TB) patients regarding TB disease, causes, treatment adherence and health seeking behaviour in Nelson Mandela Bay, sub district C, South Africa. A cross-sectional study was done in three community health centres in Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality sub district C, South Africa. It involved 327 respondents aged eighteen years and above who were on TB treatment for more than one month who were conveniently selected from the three clinics. 54.1% of the patients were males and 45.9% of the patients were females. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data. Frequency counts and percentages were used to analyse the data. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was used to examine the influence of demographic variables on the knowledge, attitude and health seeking behaviour towards TB. None of the demographic variables was statistically significant to determine the TB patients’ knowledge and attitude of TB disease, causes, treatment and adherence. Only housing was statistically significant (p<0.05) as a variable determining the knowledge of TB causes, treatment and adherence. Compared with the reference group (informal housing scheme), the knowledge of TB patients with formal housing scheme were 0.556 (95% CI: 0.316-0.977) higher to determine the correct knowledge. Spearman correlation was used to determine the statistical significance between knowledge-attitude (K-A), Knowledge-Health seeking behaviour (K-HSB) and attitude-health seeking behaviour (A-HSB). There was statistical significance association among the variables. Results show that TB knowledge was generally good amongst the TB clients. However, there was misconception that TB is caused by cold air, dust and that TB disease can change into HIV. More than half of the respondents felt that TB treatment is difficult, takes a long time, unpleasant and interferes with work /marriage. Health seeking behaviour was fair amongst the participants.
- Format
- 83 leaves
- Format
- Publisher
- University of Fort Hare
- Publisher
- Faculty OF Health Science
- Language
- English
- Rights
- University of Fort Hare
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