A cross-sectional study of sputum handling by and supervision of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis treated at home in China

Preventive Practices of Tuberculosis Patients in a Municipality of Chitwan District, Nepal

“…Lin Mei et al, also found that maximum respondents spit casually before diagnosis of TB. 15 We found males and females almost equally spitted indiscriminately whereas A. Singh et al, found males spitted indiscriminately more as compared to females. 18 Our study showed that after diagnosis of TB, indiscriminate spitting was done by only 6.1 % patients.…”

“…Similarly, Lin Mei et al, found sputum disposal method in the first month of treatment, 130 spit casually, 124 used a sputum cup, 37 chose to bury their sputum, 126 used a handkerchief to collect their sputum, 100 spit in a designated location, and 245 said they used other methods to dispose of their sputum or that they had no sputum. 15 We found that only 6% of tuberculosis patients practiced safe methods of sputum disposal whereas A. Singh et al, found safe sputum disposal was practised by 46.4% of the study subjects. 18 Another study by D. C. Cheriamane et al, found 18% of patients followed correct sputum disposal method.…”

“…Similarly, Mei et al, found 67.4% of patients received health education and 32.6% did not. 15 It was observed in our study that majority of patients used mask (73.2%) and covered their face while coughing and sneezing (78%) which was significantly associated with receiving health education (p= 0.043). Similarly, a study by Shukla et al, also found 61% of the patients covered face while coughing/sneezing.…”

“…In a study by Mei et al, the ratio of male to female patients was 2.36:1. 15 We found that 67.10% of patients had received health education on preventive measures of TB and 32.90% did not. Similarly, Mei et al, found 67.4% of patients received health education and 32.6% did not.…”

Barriers in Tuberculosis Treatment in Rural Areas (Tengger, Osing and Pandalungan) in Indonesia Based on Public Health Center Professional Workers Perspectives: a Qualitative Research

“…This is due to sputum management discharges from TB patients who are in an infectious condition a high risk procedure for airborne transmission (Kaul & Nardell, 2011). The attitude of TB patients to the management of sputum disposal is related to the behavior of sputum discharge (Mei et al, 2012). Patients with TB show a negative attitude towards the management of sputum discharges even though they have been given education by health professional workers.…”