The knowledge of nurses on multidrug resistant tuberculosis at primary health care facilities in the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan

Singh, Vikesh

dc.contributor.advisor	Van Rensburg, E. S. Janse
dc.contributor.author	Singh, Vikesh
dc.date.accessioned	2015-04-07T12:51:46Z
dc.date.available	2015-04-07T12:51:46Z
dc.date.issued	2014-06
dc.date.submitted	2015-04-07
dc.identifier.citation	Singh, Vikesh (2014) The knowledge of nurses on multidrug resistant tuberculosis at primary health care facilities in the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18451>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18451
dc.description.abstract	Decentralisation of the multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) programme to primary health care (PHC) facilities in the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan was implemented in order to improve the effectiveness of MDR TB services. This study explored the knowledge gaps of nurses at PHC facilities as regards MDR TB. A quantitative, cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted; data was collected using a structured questionnaire. Non-probability sampling was applied in this study. A convenient sampling technique was used and 25 of the 42 facilities were selected. Thirty-two respondents completed the questionnaire with a response rate of 64%. Descriptive statistics were used to describe the data. Only 38% of the nurses had been trained on MDR TB. Overall scores were high with a mean knowledge score of 61%. However there were knowledge gaps regarding side effects of MDR TB medication. This study revealed gaps in knowledge of certain areas of MDR TB management	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (viii, 89 leaves) : tables, graphs, color maps
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Knowledge	en
dc.subject	Multidrug resistant tuberculosis	en
dc.subject	Primary health care	en
dc.subject	Nelson Mandela Metropolitan	en
dc.subject.ddc	616.9950231
dc.subject.lcsh	Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis -- Nursing -- South Africa -- Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality -- Case studies
dc.subject.lcsh	Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis -- Treatment -- South Africa -- Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality -- Case studies
dc.subject.lcsh	Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis -- Patients -- South Africa -- Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality -- Case studies
dc.subject.lcsh	Primary health care -- South Africa -- Neslon Mandela Bay Municipality
dc.title	The knowledge of nurses on multidrug resistant tuberculosis at primary health care facilities in the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Health Studies	en
dc.description.degree	M.A. (Public Health)