Analysing the Knowledge of People About Tuberculosis Cause and Its Effects
CHAPTER ONE
OBJECTIVE OF STUDY
The objective of this study includes:
To as cetin the knowledge of people about tuberculosis cause and its effects.
To find the cause of patients not complyi9ng to their treatment
To identify the knowledge of patients based on the importance of complying to treatment.
To identify strategies for improvement of patients acceptance of care and treatment tuberculosis.
CHAPTER TWO
LITREATURE REVIEW
Literature review deals with the review of related and relevant literature under the following headings
- Conceptual Framework:
- Concept of tuberculosis disease.
- Causes / singe and symptoms of tuberculosis disease
- Treatment of tuberculosis disease
- Non-compile of patient on tuberculosis treatment.
- Prevention and control of tuberculosis disease
- Theoretical framework.
- Empirical studies.
- Summary of literature review
CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK
CONCEPT OF TUBERCULOSES DISEASE
World health organization (2013) stated that tuberculosis disease is and air bone infection which infects one –third of the world’s population. It commonly manifests as an infection of the lungs usually with symptoms of coughing, weight loss. Center for disease control and prevention (2014) defined tuberculosis as a disease which is spread through the air from one person to the other if not treated of tuberculosis diseases, people who are not sick may still need treatment to prevent this disease form developing in the future.
B saint D (2014) stated that tuberculoses disease is a bacterial infection which can live in the body without making a person sick. There, will be no symptoms.
And it cannot be spread to others unless if the tuberculosis bacterium becomes active in he body and multiply the person will go from tuberculosis infection to being sick with tuberculosis disease.
Mc nully (2014) stated that tuberculosis disease is a chronic infectious disease that primarily attacks the lungs of other organs. The severity spread form the lungs to other parts of the body. Tuberculosis infection in the blood the manages (anembranes around the brain and spinal cord) and the kidney are the most serious infection. Mayo (2015). OPINED THAT TUBERCLOSIS Diseases is a potentially serious infectious diseases that affects the lugs the bacteria of tuberculosis are spread from one person to another through tiny droplets is rare in developed countries but IT INCREASE partly because of the emergence of H.I.V (the virus that cause aids) H.I.V weakens a person immune system so it can’t fight the tuberculosis germs. Bernstein (2015) state that tuberculosis is a bacterial infection that can spread through the lymph nodes and blood stream to any organ in your body. It is mostly often in the lungs most people who are exposes to tuberculosis never develop symptoms because the bacteria can live in an inactive form in the body for years but of the immune system becomes weak (such as in people with H.I.V or elderly adults) it becomes active and cause death of tissues in the organs they infect. Active tuberculosis disease can be fatal if left untreated . National institute of allergy and infectious disease (2012).
CHAPTER THREE
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
This chapter deals with method & procedure the study. These include.
- Research design
- Settling
- Target population
- Sampling technique
- Instrument for data collection.
- Validity /reliability of instrument
- Method of data collection
- Method of data analysis
- Ethnical consideration.
RESEARCH DESIGN
The survey designed was used in the study survey research is a method of collecting information or data as reported by individuals.
SETTING
The study was carried out in Imo state university teaching hospital in Orlu. It is situated in Orlu L.G.,A
It is adequately serviced by professional doctors, nurses and other health workers.
This setting was chosen because it has the human and material resources suitable for the study
Target population
The population of study comprises of TB patients between 15-40 years of age in Imo State University Teaching Hospital, Orlu and they are 40 in number.
Sampling technique
The researcher used snow ball sampling technique of non- probability sampling technique.
CHAPTER FOUR
DATA ANALYSIS
This chapter analyzes the data collected on the study of non-compliance of tuberculosis treatment among patients suffering t tuberculosis in Imo state universi9ty teaching hospital, Orlu. The data was analyzed and presented in this chapter using tables and percentages.
Understand What Tuberculosis Is
From the above table, 75% (30) believe tuberculosis is an infectious disease 7.5% (3)
Think it is a spiritual attack, 12.5% (5) believe in is heredity while 5%(2) believe it is congenital.
Micro-organism Causing Tuberculosis
17.5% believe tuberculosis is caused by plasmodium, 12.55 think it is caused by virus, 22.5% think it is caused by fungus while 47.5% believed it is caused by mycobacterium tuberculosis.
CHAPTER FIVE
Discussion of findings
This chapter is on the discussion of the findings, nursing implication, summary conclusions, limitations recommendations and suggestion for further studies the study assessed non-compliance to tuberculosis in Imo state university teaching hospital, Orlu, Imo state
RESEARCH QUESTON ONE: what are the knowledge levels of people about tuberculosis disease, its causes and effects?
From the study finding, 6o% of the respondents are aware of what tuberculosis disease is its causes and effects while 40% do not have an idea about the disease 75% think tuberculosis is an infectious disease, 7.5% think it is a spiritual attack, 12.5% think it is heredity disease while 5% believe it is a congenital disease. 17.5% think the disease is caused by plasmodium, 12.5% think it is caused by virus, 22.55 believe it is causes by mycobacterium tuberculosis. as for mode of transmission , touching of an infected person, 25% believe it can be transmitted by playing with an infected person, 37.5% think it can be contacted thorough inhalation of droplets from cough or sneeze of an infected person while 20% believe it can be contacted through the use of personal items belonging to an infected person.
SUMMARY
This study was no the non-compliance to TB treatment among TB patients in Imo state university teaching hospital, Orlu L.G.A . A descriptive survey design method was used for the study. 40 questionnaires were formulated, distributed and data collected. The total populating constituted 40 patients. Table, and percentages, it was noticed that majority of the respondents understood what tuberculosis disease is but do not have in-depth knowledge about the importance of complying to treatment and dangers of non-compliance.
CONCLUSION
Based on the findings of the study, the researcher concluded that majority of the respondents had same knowledge about the respondents do not adhered to treatment due to certain personal reasons. However, all would definitely improve a great deal if more effort is put to properly educate and explain to patients on the need for strict adherence to treatment.
LIMITATION OF STUDY
- The following problems were encountered during the course of stud:
- Time interval to carry out this study was short.
- Lack of adequate literature for review, analysis and discussion
- Level of literacy of respondents was very poor making explanation of the topic and items in the questioner a difficult one.
- The researcher is a novice in research and this aided to the set back encountered.
RECOMMENDATIONS
In view of research findings, the following recommendations are made:
- There is need for hospitalization for actual diseases, specific treatment other than regimen.
- There should be implementation of a tuberculosis control program in general hospitals and provide supervised treatment at least for patients with parameters considered predictive for non-compliance.
- If the result of this study are confirmed by other studies of patients treated by general hospitals legislators responsible for public health policies should give priority to providing special treatment for tuberculosis patients (particularly in urban centers ), establishing out –patient and hospital –based tuberculosis control programs
SUGGESTION FOR FUTHER STUDIES
The researcher suggested that a similar study should be carried out in other hospitals so that generalization would be made.
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- World Health Organization. Global tuberculosis control: a short update to the 2009 report. Geneva: world health organization; 2009.p. 39.
- World Health Organization. Tuberculosis: a global emergency. Case Notification update. Geneva: world health organization; 1994. P. 26.
- World Health Organization. WHO tuberculosis programmes: framework for effective tuberculosis control . Geneva: world health organization; 1994. P. 13. (WHO/TB/94.179).
- United Nations. The millennium development goals report 2010. New York, NY: united Nations; http:mdgs,un.org/unsd/mdg/resources/static/Product/progress2010/MDG report 2010 en. Pdf, accessed on 25 august 2017.
