Assessment of Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP): Public Health and Economic Burden of Tuberculosis in Jarso District of West Wollega Zone, Oromia, Western Ethiopia

Abstract

Tuberculosis is a communicable mycobacterial disease of humans and animals caused by members of Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex, highly impacting the public health and economy of the country in endemic areas. Retrospective and cross-sectional study was conducted between March and August 2021. For knowledge, attitude, and practices study, five villages were randomly selected using simple random sampling. To quantify the public health burden, one-year data were collected from Jarso Health Center, and unregistered patients were identified using snowball method, and the estimation was based on disability-adjusted life years. Younger age groups (18-40 years) had shown 105.8 times more odds of knowledge towards tuberculosis than the older (>60 years). Moreover, tertiary levels of education had 9395.1 times more odds of knowledge towards tuberculosis compared to illiterates. The estimated economic burden was 7,731.25US$. Of the 51 tuberculosis patients, two died from the disease, resulting in 45.03 disability-adjusted life years. Communities of the study district were heard about tuberculosis, however, unaware of the cause and sources of the infection. Therefore, further strategic and continuous community-based health education and awareness should be given for effective control and prevention of tuberculosis in the study area.

Hubungan Sosial Budaya Dengan Upaya Pencegahan TBC di Puskesmas Makale Kabupaten Tana Toraja

“…Puskesmas dapat bekerja sama dengan lembaga pendidikan, organisasi masyarakat, dan pemerintah daerah untuk mengadakan kegiatan yang bertujuan meningkatkan kesadaran masyarakat. Selain itu, petugas kesehatan di Puskesmas harus dilengkapi dengan pengetahuan yang memadai tentang TBC dan langkah-langkah pencegahannya sehingga mereka dapat memberikan informasi yang akurat dan memberdayakan masyarakat untuk mengambil tindakan yang tepat (Berg-Johnsen et al, 2020;Hailu et al, 2022;Mittal et al, 2022). Kesadaran masyarakat memainkan peran kunci dalam upaya pencegahan TBC di Puskesmas Makale, Kabupaten Tana Toraja.…”