Tuberculosis knowledge of newly diagnosed tuberculosis patients in the district tuberculosis clinics of Thai Nguyen province
- Author:
Nguyen Kim Hoa
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Tubeculosis
- MeSH:
Tuberculosis;
Knowledge;
Diagnosis
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2005;10():70-73
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
A retrospective study on 283 people who are 15 years old and more with suspicious tuberculosis seen at District Tuberculosis Clinic, Thai Nguyen province on December 2000. Result: These patients’ knowledge on tuberculosis are quite enough and right: 91% know at least one symptom/sign of suspicious tuberculosis, many people know the symptom of long term cough (87%). 74.2% people know tuberculosis cause by tuberculosis bacteria, 19.1% people though that tuberculosis is caused by hard working and only 1.1% though it is caused by hereditary. Education, occupation and information source access had impacted to the knowledge on tuberculosis.
