Knowledge of tuberculosis management using directly observed treatment short course therapy among final year medical students in South Western Nigeria
INTRODUCTION: Equipping medical graduates with the competence to manage tuberculosis is not just imperative but also urgent as the diseases have been consistently listed as one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in Nigeria. However, there were no baseline studies done on knowledge of fin...
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| author | Olarewaju Sunday Olakunle Olanrewaju Oladimeji Adebimpe Wasiu Olalekan Adenike Olugbenga-Bello Callistus Akinleye Olarewaju Abiodun Oluwatoyin |
| author_facet | Olarewaju Sunday Olakunle Olanrewaju Oladimeji Adebimpe Wasiu Olalekan Adenike Olugbenga-Bello Callistus Akinleye Olarewaju Abiodun Oluwatoyin |
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| description | INTRODUCTION: Equipping medical graduates with the competence to manage tuberculosis is not just imperative but also urgent as the diseases have been consistently listed as one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in Nigeria. However, there were no baseline studies done on knowledge of final year medical students on various aspects of TB diagnosis and management under directly observed treatment short course therapy (DOTS) which forms the basis of this study. METHODS: A total of 241 final year medical students from three medical colleges in Nigeria were interviewed. The questions assessed their knowledge about various modes of transmission, symptoms and management of tuberculosis under DOTS. RESULTS: More than half of the respondents (i.e. 69%) had poor knowledge on TB disease. Only 33.6% mentioned sputum smear as the best tool of diagnosing TB according to guideline. Poor knowledge was also exhibited when asked of various categories under DOTS treatment regimen, as 46.1% correctly mentioned cat 1 and 2. Minority 18.7% and 6.7% had complete knowledge of 6 months duration for new TB cases and 8 months for re-treatment cases respectively. Less than one tenth, i.e. 4.6% and 2.9% could correctly defined what is called a new TB case and re-treatment cases according to standard guideline. CONCLUSION: The study reveals gross inadequacies in TB knowledge and management practices among Nigerian final year medical students. There is urgent need for incorporation of National TB guideline into existing undergraduate medical education curriculum as well as students rotation through activities in DOTS clinic. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-48cbb86a2ccf4a139f9b893ad4a5182d2022-12-21T20:03:17ZengThe Pan African Medical JournalThe Pan African Medical Journal1937-86881937-86882014-05-01183210.11604/pamj.2014.18.32.35533553Knowledge of tuberculosis management using directly observed treatment short course therapy among final year medical students in South Western NigeriaOlarewaju Sunday Olakunle0Olanrewaju Oladimeji1Adebimpe Wasiu Olalekan2Adenike Olugbenga-Bello3Callistus Akinleye4Olarewaju Abiodun Oluwatoyin5 Department of Community Medicine, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State Clinical Sciences Department, Management Sciences for Health, Abuja, Nigeria Department of Community Medicine, College of Health Sciences, Osun State University, Osogbo Nigeria Department of Community Medicine, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State Department of Community Medicine, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Teaching Hospital, Osogbo, Nigeria Department of Medical Microbiology and Parasitology, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Oyo State INTRODUCTION: Equipping medical graduates with the competence to manage tuberculosis is not just imperative but also urgent as the diseases have been consistently listed as one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in Nigeria. However, there were no baseline studies done on knowledge of final year medical students on various aspects of TB diagnosis and management under directly observed treatment short course therapy (DOTS) which forms the basis of this study. METHODS: A total of 241 final year medical students from three medical colleges in Nigeria were interviewed. The questions assessed their knowledge about various modes of transmission, symptoms and management of tuberculosis under DOTS. RESULTS: More than half of the respondents (i.e. 69%) had poor knowledge on TB disease. Only 33.6% mentioned sputum smear as the best tool of diagnosing TB according to guideline. Poor knowledge was also exhibited when asked of various categories under DOTS treatment regimen, as 46.1% correctly mentioned cat 1 and 2. Minority 18.7% and 6.7% had complete knowledge of 6 months duration for new TB cases and 8 months for re-treatment cases respectively. Less than one tenth, i.e. 4.6% and 2.9% could correctly defined what is called a new TB case and re-treatment cases according to standard guideline. CONCLUSION: The study reveals gross inadequacies in TB knowledge and management practices among Nigerian final year medical students. There is urgent need for incorporation of National TB guideline into existing undergraduate medical education curriculum as well as students rotation through activities in DOTS clinic. https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/18/32/pdf/32.pdf tuberculosisdirectly observed treatment short course therapy (dots). |
| spellingShingle | Olarewaju Sunday Olakunle Olanrewaju Oladimeji Adebimpe Wasiu Olalekan Adenike Olugbenga-Bello Callistus Akinleye Olarewaju Abiodun Oluwatoyin Knowledge of tuberculosis management using directly observed treatment short course therapy among final year medical students in South Western Nigeria The Pan African Medical Journal tuberculosis directly observed treatment short course therapy (dots). |
| title | Knowledge of tuberculosis management using directly observed treatment short course therapy among final year medical students in South Western Nigeria |
| title_full | Knowledge of tuberculosis management using directly observed treatment short course therapy among final year medical students in South Western Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Knowledge of tuberculosis management using directly observed treatment short course therapy among final year medical students in South Western Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Knowledge of tuberculosis management using directly observed treatment short course therapy among final year medical students in South Western Nigeria |
| title_short | Knowledge of tuberculosis management using directly observed treatment short course therapy among final year medical students in South Western Nigeria |
| title_sort | knowledge of tuberculosis management using directly observed treatment short course therapy among final year medical students in south western nigeria |
| topic | tuberculosis directly observed treatment short course therapy (dots). |
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