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Medientyp:
E-Artikel
Titel:
KNOWLEDGE AND CONCEPTION OF TUBERCULOSIS; : AMONG REPRODUCTIVE AGED WOMEN: A QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS BASED ON PAKISTAN DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH SURVEY
:
AMONG REPRODUCTIVE AGED WOMEN: A QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS BASED ON PAKISTAN DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH SURVEY
Erschienen in:
The Professional Medical Journal, 21 (2014) 6, Seite 1213-1221
Sprache:
Nicht zu entscheiden
DOI:
10.29309/tpmj/2014.21.06.2670
ISSN:
2071-7733;
1024-8919
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Beschreibung:
With the very high incident of tuberculosis, Pakistan ranks fifth globally among the 22 high tuberculosis risk countries. Amongst other factors, socio-demographic factors play a significant role in determining “knowledge of tuberculosis” Objectives: This study used secondary data from the Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey to estimate the impact of socio-demographic factors determining the knowledge of tuberculosis and conception on how it is spread. Data Source: The relevant variables and the other parameters were extracted from the both pdf and SPSS files of PDHS. Study Design: Bi-variant cross tabulation was used to determine the level of association between the hypothesized variables using the Pearson chi-square statistic. Results: Age and wealth index showed a highly significant relationship (p<0.0001) in determining the knowledge of tuberculosis. Moreover, the increasing level of education showed a decreasing trend of misconception about the spread of TB. Conclusions: Though the results of the study indicated a highly significant relationship between the socio-demographic factors and knowledge of tuberculosis, there is a dire need to launch awareness campaigns by the public and private sector organizations to enhance the level of correct knowledge and conception of large masses.