Cognitive Function Assessment on Tuberculosis among Senior School Students in South Chennai, India

Parthasarathy Jaganathan Parameaswari; Panjetty Manickam Udayshankar; Chitralekha Saikumar; Dhanapal Bindu; Annasekaran Abiselvi; Pandurangan Mohankumar; Chinnaian Sivagurunathan; Murugan Dhanapal Vidhyashree; Syed Iqbal Sultan

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Cognitive Function Assessment on Tuberculosis among Senior School Students in South Chennai, India

Parthasarathy Jaganathan Parameaswari, Panjetty Manickam Udayshankar, Chitralekha Saikumar, Dhanapal Bindu, Annasekaran Abiselvi, Pandurangan Mohankumar, Chinnaian Sivagurunathan, Murugan Dhanapal Vidhyashree, Syed Iqbal Sultan

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SETTING: A Sub-Urban private higher secondary School. OBJECTIVES: To determine students' knowledge on tuberculosis. DESIGN: Students from the eleventh standard were interviewed using structured questionnaire about the disease before and after Health Education. RESULTS: A total of 78 students with a mean±SE age of 15.1±0.08 years (range14-17 years) Participated & Forty Three (55.0) who acquired knowledge about TB from Health professionals was found to be the main source of information. Students had ‘adequate knowledge’ about tuberculosis before Health Education as well McNemar’s test showed a statistically significant major shift in proportion of students from 57.7 to 89.7 (P=0.000) for correct response from ‘adequate’ knowledge to ‘exemplary’ knowledge. Sixty three (80.8) from nuclear Family contributed to a significant improvement in post test Knowledge of TB. Students of those Parent with tertiary education had better knowledge than others. CONCLUSION: Audio Visual mode of Health Education on TB had improved the Cognitive Skill among the students. Adequate education on tuberculosis will help the younger generations to prevent TB in future.

Published in	European Journal of Preventive Medicine (Volume 1, Issue 2)
DOI	10.11648/j.ejpm.20130102.12
Page(s)	46-49
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Knowledge, Tuberculosis, Health Education, Public Health, Preventive Measures

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Parthasarathy Jaganathan Parameaswari, Panjetty Manickam Udayshankar, Chitralekha Saikumar, Dhanapal Bindu, Annasekaran Abiselvi, et al. Cognitive Function Assessment on Tuberculosis among Senior School Students in South Chennai, India. Eur J Prev Med. 2013;1(2):46-49. doi: 10.11648/j.ejpm.20130102.12

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Parthasarathy Jaganathan Parameaswari

Dept.of Community Medicine, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath University, Chennai, India
Panjetty Manickam Udayshankar

Dept.of Community Medicine, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath University, Chennai, India
Chitralekha Saikumar

Dept.of Microbiology, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital , Bharath University, Chennai, India
Dhanapal Bindu

Dept.of Microbiology, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital , Bharath University, Chennai, India
Annasekaran Abiselvi

Dept.of Community Medicine, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath University, Chennai, India
Pandurangan Mohankumar

Dept.of Community Medicine, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath University, Chennai, India
Chinnaian Sivagurunathan

Dept.of Community Medicine, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath University, Chennai, India
Murugan Dhanapal Vidhyashree

Dept.of Community Medicine, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath University, Chennai, India
Syed Iqbal Sultan

Dept.of Community Medicine, Sree Balaji Medical College and Hospital, Bharath University, Chennai, India

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Parthasarathy Jaganathan Parameaswari, Panjetty Manickam Udayshankar, Chitralekha Saikumar, Dhanapal Bindu, Annasekaran Abiselvi, et al. (2013). Cognitive Function Assessment on Tuberculosis among Senior School Students in South Chennai, India. European Journal of Preventive Medicine, 1(2), 46-49. https://doi.org/10.11648/j.ejpm.20130102.12

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Parthasarathy Jaganathan Parameaswari, Panjetty Manickam Udayshankar, Chitralekha Saikumar, Dhanapal Bindu, Annasekaran Abiselvi, et al. Cognitive Function Assessment on Tuberculosis among Senior School Students in South Chennai, India. Eur J Prev Med. 2013;1(2):46-49. doi: 10.11648/j.ejpm.20130102.12

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  abstract = {SETTING: A Sub-Urban private higher secondary School. OBJECTIVES: To determine students' knowledge on tuberculosis. DESIGN: Students from the eleventh standard were interviewed using structured questionnaire about the disease before and after Health Education. RESULTS: A total of 78 students with a mean±SE age of 15.1±0.08 years (range14-17 years) Participated & Forty Three (55.0) who acquired knowledge about TB from Health professionals was found to be the main source of information. Students had ‘adequate knowledge’ about tuberculosis before Health Education as well McNemar’s test showed a statistically significant major shift in proportion of students from 57.7 to 89.7 (P=0.000) for correct response from ‘adequate’ knowledge to ‘exemplary’ knowledge. Sixty three (80.8) from nuclear Family contributed to a significant improvement in post test Knowledge of TB. Students of  those Parent with tertiary education had better knowledge than others. CONCLUSION: Audio Visual mode of Health Education on TB had improved the Cognitive Skill among the students. Adequate education on tuberculosis will help the younger generations to prevent  TB  in future.},
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T1  - Cognitive Function Assessment on Tuberculosis among Senior School Students in South Chennai, India
AU  - Parthasarathy Jaganathan Parameaswari
AU  - Panjetty Manickam Udayshankar
AU  - Chitralekha Saikumar
AU  - Dhanapal Bindu
AU  - Annasekaran Abiselvi
AU  - Pandurangan Mohankumar
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VL  - 1
IS  - 2
ER  -

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