Awareness regarding pulmonary tuberculosis among the middle aged adults of the selected community

Abstract

Tuberculosis is a highly contagious infectious disease worldwide. Tuberculosis causes ill-health among millions of people each year and ranks as the second leading cause of death from an infectious disease worldwide. A descriptive exploratory study design was conducted among 106 middle adulthood Community people of Saptakoshi Municipality of Saptari District, between 2074/06/3 to 2074/06/1 using non-probability purposive sampling method, and data was collected using semi-structured interview schedule. More than half of the respondents (62.3%) were of the age group 40-49 years, nearly half (50.9%) were Female. Near about one fifth (19%) of the respondents had positive family history of tuberculosis. Majority of the respondents (98.1%) stated cause of tuberculosis as bacteria. Almost all the respondents were aware about the signs and symptoms of tuberculosis. Only 12.3% of the respondents were aware about DOTS Programme. A significant association (p=0.037) was revealed between level of awareness and Past history of previous exposure to Pulmonary Tuberculosis