A study on the knowledge, beliefs and practices of patients diagnosed with tuberculosis in Katutura, Khomas Region, Namibia

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dc.contributor.authorKamenye, Estheren_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-07T14:08:05Z
dc.date.available2014-02-07T14:08:05Z
dc.date.issued2008en_US
dc.descriptionA thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Degree of Masters of Public Health of the University of Namibiaen_US
dc.description.abstractAbstract provided by author:Tuberculosis is a preventable and curable disease. In spite of this, globally it is the main cause of human suffering and death through infectionen_US
dc.description.abstractThe World Health Organization has set the following targets for global tuberculosis control: a case detection rate of 70, and treatment success rate of 85. The Khomas region has attained only 52 treatment success rate, which is significantly below the global targeten_US
dc.description.abstractA better understanding of TB patients' knowledge, beliefs and practices regarding tuberculosis is important for the improvement of public health education on tuberculosis. Therefore, a study was conducted to explore and describe the knowledge, beliefs and practices of patients diagnosed with TB, in order to provide helpful data for the improvement of public health education regarding tuberculosisen_US
dc.description.abstractAn explorative, descriptive, contextual, and qualitative study design was conducted, using individual in-depth interviews to gather data from 60 tuberculosis patients in Katutura, of the Khomas region. A quota sampling technique by age was used to select the participants. Data analysis was done using Tesch's method for content analysisen_US
dc.description.abstractThe results showed a significantly poor depth of knowledge among patients diagnosed with tuberculosis about the disease itself. Patients possess erroneous beliefs about modes of transmission, and they practice unhealthy lifestyles while on treatment. Ineffective health education had contributed to the poor knowledge of patients. Some basic facts overlooked by the national tuberculosis guideline developers are also a contributing factoren_US
dc.description.abstractRecommendations based on this study's findings include: the revision of the current national guidelines for the management of tuberculosis, to include some important facts overlooked by the guidelines developers; the design of culturally-appropriate messages to be integrated with the existing beliefs and misconceptions and provided to the community in the form of leaflets; and an emphasis of the importance of patient charters among health workers.en_US
dc.description.degreeWindhoeken_US
dc.description.degreeNamibiaen_US
dc.description.degreeUniversity of Namibiaen_US
dc.description.degreeMasters of Public Healthen_US
dc.description.statusen_US
dc.format.extentx, 126 pen_US
dc.identifier.isisF004-199299999999999en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11070/418
dc.language.isoengen_US
dc.masterFileNumber3514en_US
dc.source.urien_US
dc.source.urihttp://wwwisis.unam.na/theses/kamenye2008.pdfen_US
dc.subjectTuberculosisen_US
dc.titleA study on the knowledge, beliefs and practices of patients diagnosed with tuberculosis in Katutura, Khomas Region, Namibiaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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