Knowledge, attitude, and practice toward tuberculosis prevention and management among household contacts in Suzhou Hospital, Jiangsu province, China

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ID22079183
AutoresYuping Zhang (0000-0003-1055-2071, Suzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital), Jingwen Wu (0000-0003-0939-511X, Suzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital, autor de correspondencia), Xiaoyan Hui (0000-0002-7525-5812, Suzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital), Peipei Zhang (0000-0001-8518-8003, Suzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital), Fang Xue (0000-0002-4512-1960), Xue Fang (0000-0002-4691-9878, Suzhou Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital)
Año2024
Volumen12
Páginas1249971-1249971
Fecha de publicación2024-03-12
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaFrontiers in Public Health (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 2296-2565 • E-ISSN: 2296-2565
EditorialFrontiers Media SA (PUBLISHER • CH)
DOI10.3389/fpubh.2024.1249971
PMID38532970
OpenAlexW4392714126
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas5
Referencias citadas26

Background China is among the 10 high-burden tuberculosis (TB) countries in the world; thus, investigation and management of household contacts is an essential part of TB prevention strategy. Objective To explore the knowledge, attitude, and practice (KAP) toward TB prevention and management among household contacts of TB patients. Methods This cross-sectional study enrolled household contacts in Suzhou Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine between September 2022 and January 2023; KAP and demographic characteristics were assessed with the self-designed questionnaire and analyzed by multivariate logistic regression. Results A total of 503 participants were included; of them, 280 (55.78%) were female, and 303, (60.36%) aged ≥45 years. The KAP scores were 6.24 ± 2.20 (possible range: 0–12), 18.69 ± 2.80 (possible range: 0–36), and 20.37 ± 5.15 (possible range: 0–36), respectively. Suburban (OR = 0.18, 95% CI: 0.04–0.79, p = 0.023) and rural (OR = 0.12, 95% CI: 0.03–0.57, p = 0.008) were independently associated with knowledge. Positive attitude (OR = 7.03, 95% CI: 2.92–16.96, p < 0.001), education (high school or technical secondary school, OR = 4.91, 95% CI: 1.63–14.73, p = 0.005; college and above, OR = 14.94, 95% CI: 3.51–63.58, p < 0.001), and shorter disease duration (3–6 months, OR = 0.40, 95% CI: 0.18–0.90, p = 0.026) were independently associated with better practice scores. Conclusion Household contacts of TB patients demonstrated insufficient knowledge, unfavorable attitude, and suboptimal practice toward TB prevention and management. Tailored interventions are needed to ensure information accessibility, especially for individuals living in suburban and rural areas

China · Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Family medicine · Geography · Logistic regression · Multivariate analysis · Tuberculosis · Tuberculosis prevention · Demography · Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis · Healthcare Systems and Reforms · Medicine · Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology · Internal Medicine