Knowledge, attitudes and practices survey among health care workers and tuberculosis patients in Iraq
EMHJ-Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 2003; 9 (4): 718-731
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ABSTRACT
A cross-sectional study was made of 500 patients and 500 health care workers randomly selected from 250 primary health care centers throughout Iraq to evaluate knowledge, attitudes and practices towards tuberculosis [TB]. Using structured questionnaire interviews, the study showed 64.4% of patients had good knowledge, while 54.8% had negative attitudes and practices towards TB. The 2 most important sources of patient information about TB were physicians and television. Of health care workers, 95.5% had good knowledge about TB and this was significantly associated with age and job duration. By contrast, health care workers' practice was poor only 38.2% handled suspected TB cases correctly. The national TB programme in Iraq has had a good impact on knowledge of TB patients and health care workers
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Assunto principal:
Atenção Primária à Saúde
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Fatores Socioeconômicos
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Tuberculose
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Atitude Frente a Saúde
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Características de Residência
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Conhecimentos, Atitudes e Prática em Saúde
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Saúde da População Rural
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Saúde da População Urbana
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Educação de Pacientes como Assunto
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Inquéritos e Questionários
Limite:
Adulto
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
East Mediterr Health J.
Ano de publicação:
2003
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