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Knowledge and perception on tuberculosis transmission in Tanzania: Multinomial logistic regression analysis of secondary data

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dc.creator Ismail, A.
dc.creator Josephat, P.
dc.date 2020-03-20T05:37:07Z
dc.date 2020-03-20T05:37:07Z
dc.date 2014
dc.date.accessioned 2022-10-20T13:25:30Z
dc.date.available 2022-10-20T13:25:30Z
dc.identifier Ismail, A., & Josephat, P. (2014). Knowledge and perception on tuberculosis transmission in Tanzania: Multinomial logistic regression analysis of secondary data. Tanzania Journal of Health Research, 16(1).
dc.identifier http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/thrb.v16i1.5
dc.identifier http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/2226
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12661/2226
dc.description Full Text Article. Also available at: http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/thrb.v16i1.5
dc.description Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most important public health problems in Tanzania and was declared as a national public health emergency in 2006. Community and individual knowledge and perceptions are critical factors in the control of the disease. The objective of this study was to analyze the knowledge and perception on the transmission of TB in Tanzania. Multinomial Logistic Regression analysis was considered in order to quantify the impact of knowledge and perception on TB. The data used was adopted as secondary data from larger national survey 2007-08 Tanzania HIV/AIDS and Malaria Indicator Survey. The findings across groups revealed that knowledge on TB transmission increased with an increase in age and level of education. People in rural areas had less knowledge regarding tuberculosis transmission compared to urban areas [OR=0.7]. People with the access to radio [OR=1.7] were more knowledgeable on tuberculosis transmission compared to those who did not have access to radio. People who did not have telephone [OR=0.6] were less knowledgeable on tuberculosis route of transmission compared to those who had telephone. The findings showed that socio-demographic factors such as age, education, place of residence and owning telephone or radio varied systematically with knowledge on tuberculosis transmission.
dc.language en
dc.subject Tuberculosis
dc.subject Multinomial logistic regression
dc.subject Tanzania
dc.subject TB
dc.subject Public health
dc.subject Health problems
dc.subject Knowledge
dc.subject Perception
dc.title Knowledge and perception on tuberculosis transmission in Tanzania: Multinomial logistic regression analysis of secondary data
dc.type Article


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