A Study on Awareness on Pulmonary Tuberculosis among Population Covered under Rural Health Training Centre at Mamandur in Tamilnadu
Kala M, John K. R and Logaraj MDepartment of Community Medicine SRM Medical College Hospital and Research Centre Kattankulathur – 603203, Kancheepuram Dt, Tamil Nadu.
Abstract: India has the highest number of Tuberculosis (TB) cases in the world. Community awareness on Tuberculosis in the general population is of foremost importance in combating tuberculosis in india. To assess the level of knowledge about symptoms, mode of transmission, causation, prevention and treatment relating to tuberculosis in a rural population of mamandur. To study the socio demographic factors associated with awareness about pulmonary tuberculosis Community based cross sectional study was conducted at Rural Field Practice Area of SRM at Mamandur in Tamilnadu. A total of 350 persons participated in the study. House to house interview was conducted using a predesigned, standardized semi structured questionnaire. Overall TB knowledge revealed adequate knowledge in 75.7%. There was significant association between the knowledge on TB among study population and the demographic variables of educational status AOR 2.48 (95% CI 1.46 -4.22), marital Status AOR 2.23 (95% CI 1.21-4.10) and Caste AOR 2.22 (95%CI 1.14-4.34) respectively. Nearly 2/3 of the population have adequate knowledge on tuberculosis. Factors like educational status, marital status and caste were significant association with inadequate knowledge on TB.
Keywords: Awareness; Knowledge; Pulmonary Tuberculosis; Rural India Back to TOC