Khan Javaid Ahmed, Irfan Muhammad, Zaki Amna, Beg Madiha, Hussain Syed Fayyaz, Rizvi Nadeem
Section of Pulmonary Medicine, The Aga Khan University Hospital, Karachi.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2006 May;56(5):211-4.
To assess knowledge of patients with tuberculosis; about their disease and misconceptions regarding TB.
A cross sectional study was conducted at Out-patient clinics of two teaching hospitals (private and public) in Karachi, Pakistan. A questionnaire was filled for the purpose.
A total of 170 patients were interviewed, 112 from private and 58 from a public sector hospital. Cough, fever, bloody sputum and chest pain were recognized as the common symptoms of TB. Eleven (7%) patients thought TB was not an infectious disease and 18 (10.6%) did not consider it a preventable disease. Contaminated food was considered the source of infection by 81 (47.6%) and 96 (57%) considered emotional trauma/stress the causative agent of TB. No counseling about preventing spread was received by 81 (50%) patients and 97 (57%) considered separating dishes as an important means of preventing spread. Thirty one (18%) patients would have discontinued their medications following relief of symptoms. Thirty nine (23%) of the respondents thought that TB could lead to infertility and 66 (38.8%) believed that there were reduced chances of getting married following infection.
Misconceptions concerning TB are common in Pakistani patients. Lack of knowledge on Tuberculosis is alarming.
评估结核病患者对其疾病的了解情况以及对结核病的误解。
在巴基斯坦卡拉奇的两家教学医院（私立和公立）的门诊进行了一项横断面研究。为此填写了一份问卷。
共采访了170名患者，其中112名来自私立医院，58名来自公立医院。咳嗽、发热、咯血和胸痛被认为是结核病的常见症状。11名（7%）患者认为结核病不是传染病，18名（10.6%）患者不认为它是可预防的疾病。81名（47.6%）患者认为受污染的食物是感染源，96名（57%）患者认为精神创伤/压力是结核病的致病因素。81名（50%）患者未接受过关于预防传播的咨询，97名（57%）患者认为分开餐具是预防传播的重要手段。31名（18%）患者在症状缓解后会停止服药。39名（23%）受访者认为结核病会导致不孕，66名（38.8%）受访者认为感染后结婚的机会会减少。
巴基斯坦患者中对结核病的误解很常见。结核病知识的缺乏令人担忧。
