ASSESEMENT OF KNOWLEDGE ,ATTITUDE AND PREVATION PRACTICE ON TUBERCUIOSIS AMONG ADULT PEOPLE LIVING IN WOLKITE TOWN, GURAGE ZONE, SNNPR ETHIOPIA ,2014

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is a treatable communicable disease that has two general states such as Latent infection and Active disease. Only from those who develop active tuberculosis is active states our country Ethiopia remain to be one of the 30 country with high burden of tuberculosis Tuberculosis prevention practice is a combination of measures designed to minimize the risk of tuberculosis transmission within populations. OBJECTIVE: To assess Knowledge, Attitude and prevention practice on tuberculosis among adult people living in Wolkite town, Gurage zone, SNNPR Ethiopia, 2014METHODS: Community based cross-section study was conducted among Wolkite town adult resident by using interview based structured quaternary which contain Socio –demographic data prevention practice part questions . After data collection Data was analyzed by using epidata method and export to SPSS result was presented by text,figure, tables and graph. the study was conducted between Februarys -June to a prevention practice of TB among adult people living in Wolkite town Gurage zone SNNPR ETHIOPIA 2014 E.CRESULT: There were total 409 study respondents they had good over all knowledge (48.7%)where as poor knowledge 51.3% and also they had 43.5%favorable attitude and 56.5% unfavorable attitude ,52.6%poor practice and 47.4%good practice CONCLUSION: overall prevention practice ( 47.4% ) attitude ( 47.4%) and knowledge(48.7% ) on TB of Wolkite adult resident needs awareness creation program with planned health education using different mechanism at community levee