KNOWLEDGE ON TUBERCULOSIS AMONG THE STUDENTS OF A SELECTED PRIVATE UNIVERSITY IN BANGLADESH

Abstract

Tuberculosis is one of the top 10 causes of death worldwide, and one of the major public health problems in Bangladesh. The purpose of the study was to assess the knowledge on TB among the students of Daffodil International University. This cross-sectional study was conducted at Daffodil International University from April to August 2020. And data were collected using structured questionnaire. Among 145 students, more than eight-tenths (81.4%) of them were in the age group 20-29 years old, and the mean (±SD) age of the respondents was 26 (±4.3) years. Male and female were 74.5% and 25.5% respectively. Most of the students (73.1%) knew that bacterium is the cause of TB. About seven- tenths (71.7%) knew that TB is transmitted via droplet. 48.2% believed covering mouth and nose when coughing or sneezing “droplet control” can prevent getting TB or transmitting it, regarding BCG vaccine against TB in children majority of respondents (39%) were aware about it. 80.0% of the students believed that TB is curable disease. The study revealed that majority of respondents had good level of knowledge regarding the tuberculosis disease. The level of knowledge is associated by the educational level of respondents.