Miandad Muhammad, Nawaz-Ul-Huda Syed, Burke Farkhunda, Hamza Salma, Azam Muhammad
Department of Geography, Department of Geology, University of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan.
DAWNGIS, Geospatial and Statistical Research Division, Dawn Media Group, Karachi, Pakistan.
J Pak Med Assoc. 2016 Mar;66(3):265-9.
To investigate and analyse patients' educational status and awareness regarding tuberculosis in the context of demographic distribution.
The survey-based study was conducted at Tuberculosis Diagnostic Centres in Karachi from March to October 2013. A predesigned questionnaire was used as the data collection tool. It was filled through face-to-face interviews. Data was anylsed using SPSS 20.
Of the 1260 respondents, 646(51.2%) were women and 614(48.7%) were men. Women were more affected by extra pulmonary tuberculosis (65%; n=123) compared to men (35%; n=65), while the reverse was the case for pulmonary tuberculosis, with men accounting for 52% (n=557) and women 48% (n=514). Pulmonary tuberculosis was prevalent in all age groups of both genders, but was most notable in the 11-30 years age group. Educational status of tuberculosis patients indicated men as being more educated with 52% (n=91) and 55% (n=258) for above and below secondary school certificate level or education respectively. The level of awareness and pursuance of precautionary measures was higher among literate males (58%; n=108 and 54%; n=347) compared to females at 42% (n=77) and 46% (n=296) respectively.
The findings may prove helpful in convincing the educated tuberculosis patients to reform their lifestyles in order to improve their living environments to prevent the spread of the infectious disease, thereby improving the quality of life in the city.
在人口分布背景下调查和分析患者关于结核病的教育状况及认知情况。
2013年3月至10月在卡拉奇的结核病诊断中心开展了基于调查的研究。使用预先设计的问卷作为数据收集工具。通过面对面访谈填写问卷。使用SPSS 20对数据进行分析。
在1260名受访者中，646名（51.2%）为女性，614名（48.7%）为男性。与男性（35%；n = 65）相比，女性受肺外结核病影响的比例更高（65%；n = 123），而肺结核情况则相反，男性占52%（n = 557），女性占48%（n = 514）。肺结核在男女各年龄组中均有流行，但在11至30岁年龄组中最为显著。结核病患者的教育状况表明，男性受教育程度更高，分别有52%（n = 91）和55%（n = 258）的男性具有中学及以上学历或中学以下学历。识字男性对预防措施的认知和践行水平分别为58%（n = 108）和54%（n = 347），高于女性，女性的相应比例分别为42%（n = 77）和46%（n = 296）。
这些研究结果可能有助于说服受过教育的结核病患者改变生活方式，以改善生活环境，防止传染病传播，从而提高城市的生活质量。
