Abstract
A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Master of Public Health.
Highlights
A total number of 76 patients on tuberculosis treatment were enrolled in the study and provided data covering their socio-demographic data, knowledge, attitudes and practices pertaining to their tuberculosis treatment disease at Keetmanshoop district health facilities
The demographic data of the respondents was collected to determine their background in relation to knowledge, attitudes and practices of patients who were on tuberculosis treatment at Keetmanshoop district
The study revealed that the respondents had a good knowledge on some aspect of TB such as main signs and symptoms of tuberculosis, factors associated with risk of transmissions of tuberculosis, and problems that may arise if treatment is voluntarily interrupted
Summary
Tuberculosis (TB) is a serious public health problem and is one of the top killer diseases. The five countries with the largest number of TB case notifications in 2011 were India (2.0 million–2.5 million), China (0.9 million– 1.1 million), South Africa (0.4 million–0.6 million), Indonesia (0.4 million–0.5 million) and Pakistan (0.3 million–0.5 million) (WHO, 2012). India and China alone accounted for 26% and 12% of global cases, respectively (WHO, 2012). A study done in sub-Saharan Africa on a review of compliance to anti-tuberculosis treatment and risk factors for defaulter treatment revealed a high rate of patients who did not turn up for their tuberculosis treatment follow up (Castelnuovo, 2010). In the study the proportion of patients defaulting varied from 11.3% to 29.6% between investigated countries. In four studies that were evaluated by Castelnuovo (2010) the majority of the patients’
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