@article{10.11648/j.sjph.20140204.21,
  author = {AKM Fahmidul Haque and Arif-uz-Zaman Khan and Begum Lutfunnahar and Israt Jahan Mukti and Tasmia Islam and Shovon Chakma and Mohammad Abdur Rahim Bhuiyan and Md. Niajur Rahman},
  title = {Assessment of Bangladeshi Mothers’ Knowledge and Awareness on Childhood Tuberculosis: A Cross Sectional Study},
  journal = {Science Journal of Public Health},
  volume = {2},
  number = {4},
  pages = {309-315},
  doi = {10.11648/j.sjph.20140204.21},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.11648/j.sjph.20140204.21},
  eprint = {https://article.sciencepublishinggroup.com/pdf/10.11648.j.sjph.20140204.21},
  abstract = {Tuberculosis (TB) is a shocking problem for the least developed and low income country like Bangladesh caused by M. tuberculosis, M. bovis, M. africanum, and M. microti infection with ID50 1-10. Bangladesh holding the 6th position among the 22 countries with highest TB burden and the incidence per 100,000 people was 220 in 2008. Even there is no estimation on the prevalence of childhood TB and is severely under-diagnosed. A descriptive type of cross sectional study was conducted to assess the mothers’ knowledge and awareness of TB and Childhood TB during September, 2013 to February, 2014 with the sample size 106. The study population was those, who came to outpatient department of the Bangladesh Government Homeopathic Medical College Hospital with age limit of between 18-35 years for treatment and had at least one child below five years. Among the respondents frustratingly 84% had no idea about childhood TB and they not even concerned about it where some of them said “Babies are the gift of Allah (God) and He has the responsibility to save the baby”. The analysis showed respondents’ with 25 years age group (x2=1.91: P-value-0.l67). 55.3% Respondents had no idea about where to diagnose TB and the respondents with high literacy rate had significantly more knowledge about TB and Childhood TB than illiterate (x2=4.050: P-value-0.04). Analysis also showed housewives had relatively poor knowledge about TB and childhood TB (x2=0.0 19; P-value-0.891) and having income >9,000 taka/month had significantly more knowledge about TB and Childhood TB (x2=27.786; P-value-0.00l). The study findings suggested that the strategy of TB control should be more effective and target oriented than the other countries and should make a health intervention policy for Bangladesh to manage the infectious diseases.},
 year = {2014}
}

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TY  - JOUR
T1  - Assessment of Bangladeshi Mothers’ Knowledge and Awareness on Childhood Tuberculosis: A Cross Sectional Study
AU  - AKM Fahmidul Haque
AU  - Arif-uz-Zaman Khan
AU  - Begum Lutfunnahar
AU  - Israt Jahan Mukti
AU  - Tasmia Islam
AU  - Shovon Chakma
AU  - Mohammad Abdur Rahim Bhuiyan
AU  - Md. Niajur Rahman
Y1  - 2014/07/10
PY  - 2014
N1  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.sjph.20140204.21
DO  - 10.11648/j.sjph.20140204.21
T2  - Science Journal of Public Health
JF  - Science Journal of Public Health
JO  - Science Journal of Public Health
SP  - 309
EP  - 315
PB  - Science Publishing Group
SN  - 2328-7950
UR  - https://doi.org/10.11648/j.sjph.20140204.21
AB  - Tuberculosis (TB) is a shocking problem for the least developed and low income country like Bangladesh caused by M. tuberculosis, M. bovis, M. africanum, and M. microti infection with ID50 1-10. Bangladesh holding the 6th position among the 22 countries with highest TB burden and the incidence per 100,000 people was 220 in 2008. Even there is no estimation on the prevalence of childhood TB and is severely under-diagnosed. A descriptive type of cross sectional study was conducted to assess the mothers’ knowledge and awareness of TB and Childhood TB during September, 2013 to February, 2014 with the sample size 106. The study population was those, who came to outpatient department of the Bangladesh Government Homeopathic Medical College Hospital with age limit of between 18-35 years for treatment and had at least one child below five years. Among the respondents frustratingly 84% had no idea about childhood TB and they not even concerned about it where some of them said “Babies are the gift of Allah (God) and He has the responsibility to save the baby”. The analysis showed respondents’ with 25 years age group (x2=1.91: P-value-0.l67). 55.3% Respondents had no idea about where to diagnose TB and the respondents with high literacy rate had significantly more knowledge about TB and Childhood TB than illiterate (x2=4.050: P-value-0.04). Analysis also showed housewives had relatively poor knowledge about TB and childhood TB (x2=0.0 19; P-value-0.891) and having income >9,000 taka/month had significantly more knowledge about TB and Childhood TB (x2=27.786; P-value-0.00l). The study findings suggested that the strategy of TB control should be more effective and target oriented than the other countries and should make a health intervention policy for Bangladesh to manage the infectious diseases.
VL  - 2
IS  - 4
ER  - 

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