Knowledge of tuberculosis patients about their disease in Tshwane, South Africa

Adekanmbi, Motunrayo Helen

dc.contributor.advisor	Botha, Anna Dorothea Helena, 1954-
dc.contributor.author	Adekanmbi, Motunrayo Helen
dc.date.accessioned	2015-09-07T12:36:13Z
dc.date.available	2015-09-07T12:36:13Z
dc.date.issued	2015-02
dc.date.submitted	2015-09-07
dc.identifier.citation	Adekanmbi, Motunrayo Helen (2015) Knowledge of tuberculosis patients about their disease in Tshwane, South Africa, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/19035>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/19035
dc.description.abstract	The purpose of the study was to investigate the knowledge of TB patients receiving TB treatment at a clinic in Tshwane regarding the condition and their treatment. A descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted. Data was collected using a self-designed structured questionnaire administered by the researcher and nurses. The population consisted of diagnosed TB patients. The total sample consisted of 74 respondents. The respondents were described in terms of inter alia their demographics, aspects of their health and TB and aspects related to clinic visits. For the knowledge about TB a competency indicator was set at 70% which means that those that achieved this were regarded as knowledgeable. Those that were found to be not knowledgeable were 41.9% of the sample. The mean score achieved by the group was 61% with a standard deviation of 25. Recommendations were made to amend knowledge deficits of TB patients and for further research	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (viii, 77 leaves)	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Tuberculosis	en
dc.subject	Pulmonary TB	en
dc.subject	Knowledge	en
dc.subject	Competency indicator	en
dc.subject	Patients	en
dc.subject.ddc	362.19699500968227
dc.subject.lcsh	Tuberculosis -- Patients -- South Africa -- City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Patient education -- South Africa -- City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Community health services -- South Africa -- City of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality	en
dc.title	Knowledge of tuberculosis patients about their disease in Tshwane, South Africa	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Health Studies	en
dc.description.department	M.A. (Public Health)	en