Knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions toward Tuberculosis in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional mixed methods study

Kabir, Lutful, Rouf, Shamsur and Khan, Hafiz T.A. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1817-3730 (2019) Knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions toward Tuberculosis in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional mixed methods study. Illness, Crisis & Loss. ISSN 1054-1373

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Abstract

In Bangladesh, Tuberculosis (TB) is a key public health concern. In this study we assessed knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions (KAP) towards TB among the general population. A cross-sectional mixed-methods study was conducted between March and August 2014, where a total of 400 adults were interviewed at Dhaka city in Bangladesh. The overall knowledge of TB was very limited despite 99.5% of the study respondents having heard of TB. About 99.0% stated correctly that cough was one of the major signs and symptoms of TB. About 39.0% mentioned that through airborne disease someone could get TB. With regard to curability of TB, 362 people replied that TB can be cured. About 77.0% informed that TB could be cured by taking medicines such as antibiotics or others. Sixty five percent of respondents knew someone who had have TB. The mean summary score for TB knowledge was 40 out of 100 (SD 0.5). Regression analysis shows that people with tertiary level of education were connected with higher TB knowledge and people having no income were related with lower TB knowledge. A lack of awareness was associated to delay in seeking treatment because people did not recognize the symptoms of tuberculosis. To improve knowledge of TB among people having no income or even lower income group more emphasis should be given and also more awareness is required to develop the individual’s perception amongst their neighbors in the study area. The alertness campaigns for TB knowledge should be a major concern countrywide in Bangladesh.

Item Type: Article
Identifier: 10.1177/1054137319836004
Additional Information: At the request of the Journal Editor, the following article has been retracted. Lutful Kabir, A. K., Shamsur Rouf, A. S., & Khan, H. T. A. (2019). Knowledge, Attitudes, and Perceptions Toward Tuberculosis in Bangladesh: A Cross-Sectional Mixed Methods Study. Illness, Crisis & Loss. https://doi.org/10.1177/1054137319836004 This article has been retracted due to its inclusion of verbatim unattributed excerpts from the following work: Wynne, Ashley K.M. (2012). TB, HIV, and TB/HIV co-infection: Community Knowledge and Stigma in Western Uganda (Master’s thesis, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada). Retrieved from https://era.library.ualberta.ca/items/5de84614-f635-47f8-bed6-4beeb7ea6c79
Keywords: Tuberculosis, KAP, Mixed method, Bangladesh
Subjects: Medicine and health > Health promotion and public health
Depositing User: Hafiz T.A. Khan
Date Deposited: 14 Feb 2019 13:31
Last Modified: 06 Feb 2024 15:59
URI: https://repository.uwl.ac.uk/id/eprint/5796

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