KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF TUBERCULOSIS AMONG BAHRAINIS FROM AGES 18-50 ATTENDING HEALTH CENTERS IN 2014.

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Our aim for this research was to collect and evaluate the knowledge and attitude of Bahrainis towards Tuberculosis in order to raise the awareness and have better prevention. The research was conducted in the summer of 2014 as we gave out surveys in five different health centers. It was a Cross Sectional Study, with a convenient sample of 400 Bahrainis with subjects between 18-50 years old attending health centers. After taking permission from the ministry of health, and the administration of the health centers to distribute the surveys; which didn?t require any personal information and would not affect the patients? treatment. The Data was entered an analyzed using SPSS v20. The majority of the subjects knew what TB was but did not know the causative agent. About half of them did know how it was transmitted, as well as the signs and symptoms of it, and the preventive measures. The educational level of the subjects showed importance, as the majority of the ones that were aware had a Diploma/ College degree or were Secondary/ High school students. Females were more aware of TB than males. We concluded that Bahrainis did have a basic knowledge and awareness about TB and that they had a positive attitude about the disease. When comparing with other similar researches, there was no significant difference in knowledge between medical and non-medical practitioners about TB. Recommendations to increase awareness and basic knowledge of TB should be considered as a preventative measure.

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[Dr. Ahmed Jaradat, Noora Almajed, Razan A.Rahim, Noor AlAnsari, Madiha Mazhar, Aisha Alathem, Nouf Alblushi, Mariam Alkaabi, Mariam Alsager and Sarah Talal. (2017); KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE OF TUBERCULOSIS AMONG BAHRAINIS FROM AGES 18-50 ATTENDING HEALTH CENTERS IN 2014. Int. J. of Adv. Res. 5 (Dec). 1819-1833] (ISSN 2320-5407). www.journalijar.com

Noora Almajed, Razan A.Rahim, Noor AlAnsari, Madiha Mazhar,

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Article DOI: 10.21474/IJAR01/6151      
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