Community attitudes on tuberculosis in Botswana: an opportunity for improving the National Tuberculosis Programme outcomes, 2011
Abstract Objectives The Botswana tuberculosis HIV Knowledge Attitude and Practice study sought to assess knowledge, attitudes and practices of communities on TB and identify sources of their information on this disease and HIV. Specific objectives of the study were to: (a) collect baseline informati...
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| author | Godfrey Musuka Vonai Teveredzi Lesego Busang Innocent Chingombe Panganai Makadzange Setshwano Mokgweetsinyana Ronald Ncube Julita Maradzika Carmillo Fungai Chinamasa Themba Moeti |
| author_facet | Godfrey Musuka Vonai Teveredzi Lesego Busang Innocent Chingombe Panganai Makadzange Setshwano Mokgweetsinyana Ronald Ncube Julita Maradzika Carmillo Fungai Chinamasa Themba Moeti |
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| description | Abstract Objectives The Botswana tuberculosis HIV Knowledge Attitude and Practice study sought to assess knowledge, attitudes and practices of communities on TB and identify sources of their information on this disease and HIV. Specific objectives of the study were to: (a) collect baseline information on the knowledge, attitudes, and practices about tuberculosis treatment seeking and adherence behaviors in Botswana. (b) Identify barriers which discourage people who may have smear positive tuberculosis from testing and getting treatment (e.g. social stigma) and constraints which prevent them from initiating and completing treatment. Results Approximately 92% of respondents (n = 2029), reported that having TB was not something embarrassing, while about 97% (n = 2030) were not ashamed of having a family member with TB. Approximately 95% (n = 2030) expressed willingness to accommodate their relatives with TB at their homes or, work with TB patients (n = 2026). About 21% of the respondents however, believed in myths that TB infection is a result of either having sex with women who had miscarried (n = 2028), or food poisoning (n = 2031) while about 17% believed that TB infection is a result of sleeping with a widow or widower (n = 2031). |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8965760585244f1887ccc8b37993d6242022-12-22T00:34:30ZengBMCBMC Research Notes1756-05002018-07-011111510.1186/s13104-018-3585-1Community attitudes on tuberculosis in Botswana: an opportunity for improving the National Tuberculosis Programme outcomes, 2011Godfrey Musuka0Vonai Teveredzi1Lesego Busang2Innocent Chingombe3Panganai Makadzange4Setshwano Mokgweetsinyana5Ronald Ncube6Julita Maradzika7Carmillo Fungai Chinamasa8Themba Moeti9African Comprehensive HIV/AIDS PartnershipsAfrican Comprehensive HIV/AIDS PartnershipsAfrican Comprehensive HIV/AIDS PartnershipsAfrican Comprehensive HIV/AIDS PartnershipsAfrican Comprehensive HIV/AIDS PartnershipsMinistry of HealthMinistry of HealthDepartment of Community Medicine, University of ZimbabweDepartment of Community Medicine, University of ZimbabweAfrican Comprehensive HIV/AIDS PartnershipsAbstract Objectives The Botswana tuberculosis HIV Knowledge Attitude and Practice study sought to assess knowledge, attitudes and practices of communities on TB and identify sources of their information on this disease and HIV. Specific objectives of the study were to: (a) collect baseline information on the knowledge, attitudes, and practices about tuberculosis treatment seeking and adherence behaviors in Botswana. (b) Identify barriers which discourage people who may have smear positive tuberculosis from testing and getting treatment (e.g. social stigma) and constraints which prevent them from initiating and completing treatment. Results Approximately 92% of respondents (n = 2029), reported that having TB was not something embarrassing, while about 97% (n = 2030) were not ashamed of having a family member with TB. Approximately 95% (n = 2030) expressed willingness to accommodate their relatives with TB at their homes or, work with TB patients (n = 2026). About 21% of the respondents however, believed in myths that TB infection is a result of either having sex with women who had miscarried (n = 2028), or food poisoning (n = 2031) while about 17% believed that TB infection is a result of sleeping with a widow or widower (n = 2031).http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3585-1TuberculosisBotswanaHIVCommunityKnowledgeAttitudes |
| spellingShingle | Godfrey Musuka Vonai Teveredzi Lesego Busang Innocent Chingombe Panganai Makadzange Setshwano Mokgweetsinyana Ronald Ncube Julita Maradzika Carmillo Fungai Chinamasa Themba Moeti Community attitudes on tuberculosis in Botswana: an opportunity for improving the National Tuberculosis Programme outcomes, 2011 BMC Research Notes Tuberculosis Botswana HIV Community Knowledge Attitudes |
| title | Community attitudes on tuberculosis in Botswana: an opportunity for improving the National Tuberculosis Programme outcomes, 2011 |
| title_full | Community attitudes on tuberculosis in Botswana: an opportunity for improving the National Tuberculosis Programme outcomes, 2011 |
| title_fullStr | Community attitudes on tuberculosis in Botswana: an opportunity for improving the National Tuberculosis Programme outcomes, 2011 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Community attitudes on tuberculosis in Botswana: an opportunity for improving the National Tuberculosis Programme outcomes, 2011 |
| title_short | Community attitudes on tuberculosis in Botswana: an opportunity for improving the National Tuberculosis Programme outcomes, 2011 |
| title_sort | community attitudes on tuberculosis in botswana an opportunity for improving the national tuberculosis programme outcomes 2011 |
| topic | Tuberculosis Botswana HIV Community Knowledge Attitudes |
| url | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13104-018-3585-1 |
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