Educational Intervention on Pulmonary Tuberculosis among Rural Secondary School Students
Abstract
Background: Tuberculosis is an infectious and communicable disease. It is one of the world's most widespread and deadly illnesses. It is caused by bacilli called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The bacillus spreads by droplet infection and primarily involves lungs. Bangladesh is a highburden country in the list of world health organization. Tuberculosis is a preventable and curable disease and knowledge about the disease may contribute a lot in both respects. Health education is an important part of TB control program. This study was undertaken to assess the level of knowledge of the school student and to see the effect of the education intervention program. Materials and methods: This was a quasi-experimental type of study including 372 bstudents of class VIII, IX and X of three high schools during the period of August to November 2018. Data were analyzed by SPSS software. Results: The results before and after educational intervention program are shown in tabulated form. Conclusion: Knowledge level about the disease, mode of transmission, vaccination, prevention and treatment increased significantly after intervention which would help for prevention and control of tuberculosis.
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Published 21-09-2021
Keywords
- Tuberculosis,
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
- Intervention program
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