Peter A M Ntenda1, Christopher C Stanley2, Susan Banda3, Owen Nkoka4,5,6, Razak Mussa7, Steve Gowelo2, Alick Sixpence2, Andy Bauleni2, Atusayi Simbeye2, Alfred Matengeni2, Ernest Matola2, Godfrey Banda2. 1. Malaria Alert Centre (MAC), College of Medicine (CoM), University of Malawi (UNIMA), Private Bag 360, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi. pntenda@mac.medcol.mw. 2. Malaria Alert Centre (MAC), College of Medicine (CoM), University of Malawi (UNIMA), Private Bag 360, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi. 3. School of Public Health and Family Medicine (SPHFM), College of Medicine (CoM), University of Malawi (UNIMA), Private Bag 360, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi. 4. School of Public Health (SPH), Taipei Medical University (TMU), No. 250, Wuxing Street, Xinyi District, Taipei City, 110, Taiwan. 5. Institute for Health Research and Communication (IHRC), P.O Box 1958, Lilongwe, Malawi. 6. Institute of Health and Wellbeing, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK. 7. Centre for Reproduction Health (CRH), College of Medicine (CoM), University of Malawi (UNIMA), Private Bag 360, Chichiri, Blantyre 3, Malawi.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Correct knowledge about transmission of tuberculosis (TB) can influence better health-seeking behaviors, and in turn, it can aid TB prevention in society. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the prevalence and predictors of self-reported correct knowledge about TB transmission among adults in Malawi. METHODS: We conducted a secondary analysis of the data obtained from the Malawi Demographic and Health Survey, 2015/16 (MDHS 2015/16). Questions regarding self-reported TB transmission were computed to evaluate the correct knowledge about TB transmission. The factors associated with the correct knowledge about Tb were assessed using univariate and multivariable logistic regression. RESULTS: Overall, the prevalence of correct knowledge about TB transmission in the general population of Malawian adults was 61.5%. Specifically, the prevalence of correct knowledge about TB transmission was 63.6 and 60.8% in men and women, respectively. Those aged 35-44 years, having secondary or high education, belonging to the richest household, being exposed to mass media, being in professional/technical/managerial, having knowledge that "TB can be cured", and those living in urban areas were significantly associated with correct knowledge about TB transmission. CONCLUSIONS: The findings of this study show that if appropriate strategies for TB communication and education to address the rural masses, young individuals, poor individuals, and individuals in the agriculture sector are put it place, can enhance TB prevention in Malawi.
BACKGROUND: Correct knowledge about transmission of tuberculosis (TB) can influence better health-seeking behaviors, and in turn, it can aid TB prevention in society. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the prevalence and predictors of self-reported correct knowledge about TB transmission among adults in Malawi. METHODS: We conducted a secondary analysis of the data obtained from the Malawi Demographic and Health Survey, 2015/16 (MDHS 2015/16). Questions regarding self-reported TB transmission were computed to evaluate the correct knowledge about TB transmission. The factors associated with the correct knowledge about Tb were assessed using univariate and multivariable logistic regression. RESULTS: Overall, the prevalence of correct knowledge about TB transmission in the general population of Malawian adults was 61.5%. Specifically, the prevalence of correct knowledge about TB transmission was 63.6 and 60.8% in men and women, respectively. Those aged 35-44 years, having secondary or high education, belonging to the richest household, being exposed to mass media, being in professional/technical/managerial, having knowledge that "TB can be cured", and those living in urban areas were significantly associated with correct knowledge about TB transmission. CONCLUSIONS: The findings of this study show that if appropriate strategies for TB communication and education to address the rural masses, young individuals, poor individuals, and individuals in the agriculture sector are put it place, can enhance TB prevention in Malawi.
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