Updates on Knowledge, Attitude and Preventive Practices on Tuberculosis among Healthcare Workers

被引:18
作者
Abd Wahab, Farhanah [1 ]
Abdullah, Sarimah [1 ]
Abdullah, Jafri Malin [2 ]
Jaafar, Hasnan [3 ]
Noor, Siti Suraiya Md [4 ]
Mohammad, Wan Mohd Zahiruddin Wan [5 ]
Yusoff, Abdul Aziz Mohamed [6 ]
Tharakan, John [6 ]
Bhaskar, Shalini [7 ]
Sangu, Muthuraju [6 ]
Mahmood, Mohd Shah [8 ]
Kassim, Fauziah [9 ]
Rafia, Md. Hanip [10 ]
Haspani, Mohammed Safari Mohammed [11 ]
Alias, Azmi [11 ]
Hernandez Pando, Rogelio [12 ]
机构
[1] Univ Sains Malaysia, Unit Biostat & Res Methodol, Sch Med Sci, Hlth Campus, Kubang Kerian 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia
[2] Univ Sains Malaysia, Ctr Neurosci Serv & Res P3Neuro, Hlth Campus, Kubang Kerian 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia
[3] Univ Sains Malaysia, Sch Med Sci, Dept Pathol, Hlth Campus, Kubang Kerian 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia
[4] Univ Sains Malaysia, Sch Med Sci, Dept Med Microbiol & Parasitol, Hlth Campus, Kubang Kerian 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia
[5] Univ Sains Malaysia, Sch Med Sci, Dept Community Med, Hlth Campus, Kubang Kerian 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia
[6] Univ Sains Malaysia, Sch Med Sci, Dept Neurosci, Hlth Campus, Kubang Kerian 16150, Kelantan, Malaysia
[7] Gleneagles Med Ctr, 1 Jalan Pangkor, Georgetown 10050, Penang, Malaysia
[8] Hosp Kuala Lumpur, Forens Med, Jalan Pahang 50586, Wilayah Perseku, Malaysia
[9] Hosp Kuala Lumpur, Dept Pathol, Jalan Pahang 50586, Wilayah Perseku, Malaysia
[10] Hosp Kuala Lumpur, Dept Neurol, Jalan Pahang 50586, Wilayah Perseku, Malaysia
[11] Hosp Kuala Lumpur, Dept Neurosurg, Jalan Pahang 50586, Wilayah Perseku, Malaysia
[12] Natl Inst Med Sci & Nutr Salvador Zubiran, Dept Pathol, Ave Vasco de Quiroga 15,Secc 16, Mexico City 14000, DF, Mexico
来源
MALAYSIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES | 2016年 / 23卷 / 06期
关键词
tuberculosis; healthcare; health knowledge; attitudes; practice;
D O I
10.21315/mjms2016.23.6.3
中图分类号
R-3 [医学研究方法]; R3 [基础医学];
学科分类号
1001 ;
摘要
Ranking as the most communicable disease killer worldwide, tuberculosis, has accounted with a total of 9.6 million new tuberculosis cases with 1.5 million tuberculosis-related deaths reported globally in 2014. Tuberculosis has remain as an occupational hazard for healthcare workers since 1920s and due to several tuberculosis outbreaks in healthcare settings in the early 1990s, the concern about the transmission to both patients and healthcare workers has been raised. Healthcare workers have two to three folds greater the risk of active tuberculosis than the general population. Several studies on knowledge, attitude and practices on tuberculosis among healthcare workers worldwide have revealed that majority of the participated healthcare workers had good knowledge on tuberculosis. Most of the healthcare workers from South India and South Africa also reported to have positive attitude whereas a study in Thailand reported that most of the healthcare providers have negative attitude towards tuberculosis patients. Nevertheless, majority of the healthcare workers have low level of practice on tuberculosis prevention. An improved communication between healthcare workers and the patients as well as their families is the key to better therapeutic outcomes with good knowledge, attitude and preventive practice towards tuberculosis.
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