Community’s knowledge, attitudes and practices about tuberculosis in Itang Special District, Gambella Region, South Western Ethiopia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15380697 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Jango Bati (corresponding author), Mengistu Legesse (0000-0002-0407-2365, Addis Ababa University), Girmay Medhin (0000-0003-2146-4261, Addis Ababa University) |
| Year | 2013 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 734-734 |
| Publication date | 2013-08-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-13-734 |
| PMID | 23924362 |
| PMCID | PMC3750843 |
| OpenAlex | W1991426693 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 14 |
| References cited | 14 |
Majority of the study participants had no correct information about the causative agent of TB and the main symptom of PTB. Moreover, low level of overall knowledge, attitudes and practices about TB was associated with female participants. Hence, TB control strategy in the present study area should include community awareness raising component
Biostatistics · Cross-sectional study · Developing country · Environmental health · Family medicine · Malnutrition · Poverty · Public health · Traditional medicine · Tuberculosis · Medicine · Nursing · Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections · Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology · Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy · Internal Medicine
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| Unique citing works | 14 |
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| Citations per year | 1,27 |
| Citation span | 2015 - 2025 (11) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 14 |