Assessment of Knowledge and Attitude of Tuberculosis Patients in Direct Observation Therapy Program towards Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Frequency and percent of knowledge measuring variables of TB patients, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2016 ().
Characteristics
Frequency (%)
Where have you heard about MDR-TB?
Heard from health workers
178 (42.2)
Heard from mass media (television, radio, and taps)
94 (22.3)
Heard from printed or electronic media
29 (6.9)
Heard from friends, family, and school
49 (11.6)
What are the possible consequences of defaulting on TB treatment?
The TB is not cured and it will come back again
301 (71.3)
TB patient may die
171 (40.5)
Patient may develop multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB)
144 (34.1)
Longer duration of absence from patient’s job (source of income)
61 (14.5)
Not know
9 (2.1)
What is the meaning of multidrug resistance tuberculosis?
Tuberculosis disease caused by a strain of TB that is resistant to at least two anti-TB drugs.
68 (16.1)
Tuberculosis disease that is resistant to one anti-TB drug
77 (18.2)
Form of TB that requires treatment with expensive drugs
60 (14.2)
Form of TB that requires treatment which gives more side effects
40 (9.5)
Resistance due to default of anti TB or not complete anti-TB drug.
193 (45.7)
Not know meaning of MDR-TB.
70 (16.6)
What is the cause of multidrug resistance tuberculosis?
Bacteria
212 (50.2)
Virus and not know cause
66 (15.7)
From GOD acrimony/penalty
27 (6.4)
Cold weather
151 (35.3)
What are the common transmission ways of MDR-TB?
Person to person (inhalation of infected droplet nuclei during coughing, sneezing
357 (85.5)
By sexual contact
38 (9.0)
By blood contact and (others)
42 (9.9)
What are the signs and symptom of tuberculosis?
Long-lasting cough (two weeks and greater)
371 (87.9)
Persistent fever
193 (45.7)
Loss of weight
192 (45.5)
Hemoptysis
208 (49.3)
Night sweating
183 (43.4)
Chest pain
90 (21.3)
Loss of appetite
120 (28.4)
Others like swelling, weakness, rheumatism
18 (4.3)
What is the duration of treatment of MDR-TB?
Duration of treatment of MDR-TB (6 months and 8 months)
136 (32.3)
Duration of treatment of MDR-TB (18, 20, and 24 months)
217 (51.3)
Not know duration of treatment of MDR-TB
69 (16.4)
Why was it important to complete treatment of tuberculosis?
TB patients to be cured
386 (91.5)
Repeated interruption of treatment leads to drug resistance and treatment failure
56 (13.3)
It control/prevent from transmission of TB
136 (32.3)
If the treatment is not completed, the TB has a high chance of coming back and untreated TB can result in death
113 (26.8)
Who is high risk to develop MDR-TB?
Retreatment regimen failure TB patient
194 (46.0)
Close contact history with a known MDR-TB patient
142 (33.6)
New treatment regimen failure TB patient
137 (32.5)
Retreatment TB patients [e.g., return after default, relapse)
97 (23.0)
Under five children are high risk
102 (24.2)
People living with HIV/ADIS
89 (21.1)
Not know who was high risk to develop MDR-TB
53 (12.6)
Others like health workers, stopped TB treatment drugs
7 (1.7)
Was it possible to control the transmission of MDR TB?
Yes
321 (76.1)
No
101 (24)
How can it is possible to prevent MDR-TB?
Completing all TB cases treatment properly without defaulting
266 (63)
Cover mouth and nose when cough, sneezing, laughing and talking
139 (33)
Keep the windows and doors opened
144 (34.1)
By using the appropriate treatment regimen/drug for all TB cases.
87 (20.6)
Which group of people do you think affected by MDR-TB mostly?
Rich
6 (1.4)
Poor
113 (26.8)
Anybody
303 (71.8)
indicates percentage sum was more than 100% because of multiple responses and think that there are missed value in variables.
