Knowledge and perception about tuberculosis among general population attending community pharmacies in Mosul: A cross-sectional study.

IF 0.8 4区医学 Q3 MEDICINE, GENERAL & INTERNAL Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association Pub Date : 2024-10-01 DOI:10.47391/JPMA-BAGH-16-55

Luma Moayad Al-Obaidy, Heba Mwaffaq Attash, Harith Khalid Al-Qazaz

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Abstract

Objective: To evaluate people's knowledge and perceptions regarding tuberculosis.

Method: The cross-sectional study was conducted at 10 community pharmacies in Mosul, Iraq, from December 2021 to March 2022, and comprised individuals of either gender aged >18 years. Data was collected using a 17-item questionnaire, with 12 questions related to knowledge and 5 related to perception regarding tuberculosis. Data was analysed using SPSS 25.

Results: Of the 200 participants with mean age 38.79+/-13.72 years, 113(56.5%) were females and 101(50.5%) had education up to university level. Overall, 85(42.5) subjects could differentiate between tuberculosis and pulmonary tuberculosis, and 176(88%) knew TB was curable. Besides, 135(67.5%) subjects said they would not visit patients with tuberculosis.

Conclusions: The national tuberculosis control programme in Iraq seemed to have improved public awareness regarding tuberculosis.

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摩苏尔社区药房就诊的普通人群对结核病的了解和看法：一项横断面研究。

目的：评估人们对结核病的认识和看法：评估人们对结核病的了解和看法：这项横断面研究于 2021 年 12 月至 2022 年 3 月在伊拉克摩苏尔的 10 个社区药房进行，研究对象包括年龄大于 18 岁的男女。采用 17 个项目的问卷收集数据，其中 12 个问题涉及结核病知识，5 个问题涉及对结核病的看法。数据使用 SPSS 25 进行分析：在平均年龄为 38.79+/-13.72 岁的 200 名参与者中，113 人（56.5%）为女性，101 人（50.5%）受过大学以上教育。总体而言，85 名受试者（42.5%）能区分肺结核和肺结核，176 名受试者（88%）知道肺结核是可以治愈的。此外，135 名受试者（67.5%）表示他们不会去看肺结核病人：伊拉克国家结核病控制计划似乎提高了公众对结核病的认识。

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Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association Medicine-General Medicine

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1.10

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11.10%

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983

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3-6 weeks

期刊介绍： Primarily being a medical journal, JPMA publishes scholarly research focusing on the various fields in the areas of health and medical education. It publishes original research describing recent advances in health particularly clinical studies, clinical trials, assessments of pathogens of diagnostic importance, medical genetics and epidemiological studies. Review articles highlighting importance of various issues in the domain of public health, drug research and medical education are also accepted. As a leading journal of South Asia, JPMA remains cognizant of the recent advances in the rapidly growing fields of biomedical sciences, it invites and encourages scholars to write short reviews and invited editorials on the emerging issues. We particularly aim to promote health standards of developing countries by encouraging manuscript submissions on issues affecting the public health and health delivery services.