Knowledge of the Companions of Tuberculosis Patients Hospitalized in The Pneumology Department of The Hassan II Hospital Agadir About the Disease https://doi.org/10.60787/NMJ-64-3-219
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Knowledge, Tuberculosis, Factors, compagniant
Abstract
Background: Tuberculosis is a major public health problem worldwide, and in Morocco, it is the leading cause of hospitalization in the Pneumology department. Hospitalized patients are often accompanied by family members who primarily act as caregivers. This study aimed to describe the knowledge related to the disease among the companions of tuberculosis patients hospitalized in the pneumology department of Hassan II Hospital in Agadir, Morocco.
Methodology: We conducted a cross-sectional observational study with the objective of evaluating the knowledge of the companions of tuberculosis patients.
Results: One hundred companions participated in this study, with an average age of 33.8 +/- 10.1. The male-to-female sex ratio was 1.5. More than half of our participants had a low socio-economic level, and over a third were illiterate. Knowledge was assessed through questions related to the disease. Results showed that 82.0% of participants declared that they were aware of the disease called "tuberculosis," and 46.0% knew about its infectious origin. Almost all of them were aware of the contagious nature of the disease and its airborne transmission. Schooling was found to be associated with knowledge of the disease, its infectious nature, contagiousness, and free treatment. The associations were statistically significant with p-values of <0.001, 0.004, <0.001, and 0.002, respectively.
Conclusion: The low level of schooling appears to be a hindrance to TB education. This observation could explain the very poor level of knowledge found in our study, despite the efforts made by various programs.
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