House-hold contact tuberculosis screening adherence and associated factors among tuberculosis patients attending at health facilities in Gondar town, northwest, Ethiopia.
Dessie Alemnew ShiferawHabtamu Sewunet MekonnenAddisu Taye AbatePublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2019)
Compared to other previous studies, the current finding was high but it was low as compared with WHO and Ethiopian Ministry of Health recommendations (all persons having TB contact should be screened). Educational status, knowledge on TB, satisfaction with delivered health care service, health education given by HCWs about TB and HIV/AIDS co-infection were factors associated with household contact TB screening practice. Thus, strengthening household TB contact screening and educational programs regarding the risk of getting TB infection from household contacts is crucial.
Keyphrases
- healthcare
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- hiv aids
- public health
- mental health
- pulmonary tuberculosis
- health information
- end stage renal disease
- antiretroviral therapy
- primary care
- newly diagnosed
- quality improvement
- human immunodeficiency virus
- adipose tissue
- skeletal muscle
- weight loss
- insulin resistance
- social media
- human health
- risk assessment
- electronic health record
- case control