A STUDY ON AWARENESS AND HEALTH SEEKING BEHAVIOUR IN RELATION TO TUBERCULOSIS (TB) AMONG ADULTS (> 18 YRS) IN URBAN SLUM POPULATION OF GUWAHATI CITY

Dr. Rohit Kumar Sinha; Dr.(Mrs) Mousumi Krishnatreya

Volume : IX, Issue : IV, April - 2019

A STUDY ON AWARENESS AND HEALTH SEEKING BEHAVIOUR IN RELATION TO TUBERCULOSIS (TB) AMONG ADULTS (> 18 YRS) IN URBAN SLUM POPULATION OF GUWAHATI CITY

Dr. Rohit Kumar Sinha, Dr. Mrs Mousumi Krishnatreya

Abstract :

BACKGROUND– India is the highest Tuberculosis (TB) burden country with WHO statistics for 2011 giving an estimated incidence of 2.2 million cases. In this scenario, a study on awareness about TB is important. OBJECTIVE– To assess awareness and health seeking behaviour in relation to tuberculosis among adults (> 18 yrs) in urban slum population of Guwahati city. METHODOLOGY– A Community based cross–sectional study was conducted from October 2017 to November 2017 in the urban slums of Guwahati city. A minimum sample size of 150 was calculated and sample size of 180 was taken. RESULTS–Among all respondents, 67.7% knows that treatment of TB is free of cost and regarding perception, 24% want to keep them separately while 28.6% want them to be admitted in a hospital. CONCLUSION– There is a need for awareness programs in order to educate people regarding prevention of transmission of TB and also regarding DOTS