Knowledge and attitudes towards ambulatory treatment of tuberculоsis in Kazakhstan.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Ambulatory based treatment of tuberculosis has been recently introduced in Kazakhstan. We sought to assess the attitudes of the general population, TB patients and their household members towards ambulatory TB treatment and identify how knowledge of TB is associated with these attitudes.

Methods

New pulmonary TB cases and their household and community controls were recruited from three regions of Kazakhstan in 2012-2014. 1083 participants completed audio computer-assisted self interviews to assess their knowledge of TB and attitudes towards ambulatory care. Mixed effects logistic regression models were used to identify factors associated with attitudes toward ambulatory TB treatment.

Results

The proportion of people who considered ambulatory TB treatment as

SUBMITTER: Darisheva M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7310255 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature