Volume : VII, Issue : VI, June - 2018
STUDY OF KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF COUGH HYGIENE AMONG PATIENTS OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS
Dr. Anil Sontakke, Mr. Shezan Fouzdar
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Tuberculosis spreads by airborne particles from open case of pulmonary tuberculosis. Unsafe sputum disposal practices and bad cough hygiene are the major causes of spread of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB).OBJECTIVES:To study the perceptions regarding tuberculosis spread and practices of sputum disposal and cough hygiene among PTB patients.METHODOLOGY:This study was conducted among 100 diagnosed sputum–positive TB patients attending OPD and IPD of respiratory medicine department and DOTS centre of tertiary care hospital.RESULTS:Unsafe sputum disposal practice was followed by 44% of the patients; it was higher among females (74%), patients of lower socio–economic status (64%) and those without a family history of TB (75%).CONCLUSIONS:Majority of the patients practiced unsafe sputum disposal methods and incorrect cough hygiene ; in spite of having knowledge of spread of tuberculosis.
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DOI : 10.36106/ijsr
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Dr. Anil Sontakke, Mr. Shezan Fouzdar, STUDY OF KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF COUGH HYGIENE AMONG PATIENTS OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-6 | June-2018
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Dr. Anil Sontakke, Mr. Shezan Fouzdar, STUDY OF KNOWLEDGE AND PRACTICE OF COUGH HYGIENE AMONG PATIENTS OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-7 | Issue-6 | June-2018
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