Resumen de Conocimiento y actitudes acerca de la transmisión y prevención de la tuberculosis en pacientes con tuberculosis multidrogorresistente
Jonny Laurente, Fany Remuzgo, Jorge Gallardo, Lizbeth Taype, Janice Huapaya, Jeanett Carrillo, Carmen Narro, Emily Navarro, Dany Bustos, Yanina Pérez
KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDES ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION AND PREVENTION OF TUBERCULOSIS IN PATIENTS WITH MULTIDRUG TUBERCULOSIS To describe the level of knowledge and attitudes about the transmission and prevention of tuberculosis in patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB), compared by sex and education level, and specify the main sources of information about tuberculosis. Observational, cross-sectional study. We studied 70 patients diagnosed with MDR-TB in treatment during 2009, from five health centers, DISAV Lima-Ciudad, which were chosen by consulting experts. Variables were grouped into three categories: 1. general information (age, sex, marital status, education level, occupation, current diagnosis, primary means of acquiring information and time of the acquisition of knowledge), 2. knowledge about the transmission and preventive measures on tuberculosis and 3. attitudes towards their disease.We used a survey to collect the necessary information. The mean age was 32.10±12.92 years, 55.7% and 44.3% were male and female respectively. 82.9% of patients achieved an adequate knowledge about TB transmission, 51.4% had adequate knowledge on prevention and 60% were classified as having a proper attitude towards their disease.
The distribution by sex and educational level was not significantly different in any of the categories of knowledge and attitudes (p> 0.05). Most patients had an adequate level of knowledge about transmission of tuberculosis, there was an understatement of this knowledge. Nevertheless, we found an overestimation of knowledge about preventive measures, and only about half of the patients had an adequate level of this knowledge. The patient's attitude regarding their disease was adequate in most cases. There was not significant difference in the level of knowledge and patients attitudes by sex nor educational level. The main source of information was the local health center.
Tuberculosis; Multidrug resistance; MDR-TB; Knowledge and attitudes.
