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ANALYSIS OF AWARENESS ABOUT PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS AMONG PATIENTS

Dr Aisha Seher, Dr Maria Nazar, Dr Afaq Sadaat

Introduction: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major global health concern. It is the most common infectious cause of mortality worldwide surpassing malaria and Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDs). Aims and objectives: The basic aim of the study is to analyze the level of awareness about pulmonary tuberculosis among patients. Material and methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in THQ Hospital, Sadiqabad during November 2018 to February 2019. The data was collected from 100 TB patients through a questionnaire analysis. This study was aimed to do the analysis of level of awareness about pulmonary TB among patients. The data was collected through a questionnaire analysis. This analysis includes all the demographic data of the patients. Results: The data was collected from 100 TB patients. About 36.8 percent participants were 41-60 years followed by more than a quarter (28.1%) were 21-40 years old. About 80.7 percent participants were known that blood in sputum followed by evening rise in body temperature (71.9%), generalized weakness and loss of weight (28.1%), and continuous cough for >3 weeks (21.1%) are the presenting symptoms of PTB. Conclusion: It is concluded that knowledge regarding the sign and symptom of tuberculosis was commonly observed amongst majority of the participants, however, only few had correct knowledge about the cause, modes of transmission, and preventive methods of TB.

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