KNOWLEDGE AND CONCEPTION OF TUBERCULOSIS;

AMONG REPRODUCTIVE AGED WOMEN: A QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS BASED ON PAKISTAN DEMOGRAPHIC AND HEALTH SURVEY

Authors

  • Safdar Abbas Institute of Social and Cultural Studies
  • Jacob Malik University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Noman Issac University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Rabia Safdar University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan
  • Bushra Yasmeen University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.29309/TPMJ/2014.21.06.2670

Keywords:

Tuberculosis,, Pakistan DHS,, and Reproductive-age women.

Abstract

With the very high incident of tuberculosis, Pakistan ranks fifth globally among the 22 high tuberculosis risk countries. Amongst other factors, socio-demographic factors play a significant role in determining “knowledge of tuberculosis” Objectives: This study used secondary data from the Pakistan Demographic and Health Survey to estimate the impact of socio-demographic factors determining the knowledge of tuberculosis and conception on how it is spread. Data Source: The relevant variables and the other parameters were extracted from the both pdf and SPSS files of PDHS. Study Design: Bi-variant cross tabulation was used to determine the level of association between the hypothesized variables using the Pearson chi-square statistic. Results: Age and wealth index showed a highly significant relationship (p<0.0001) in determining the knowledge of tuberculosis. Moreover, the increasing level of education showed a decreasing trend of misconception about the spread of TB. Conclusions: Though the results of the study indicated a highly significant relationship between the socio-demographic factors and knowledge of tuberculosis, there is a dire need to launch awareness campaigns by the public and private sector organizations to enhance the level of correct knowledge and conception of large masses.

Author Biographies

Safdar Abbas, Institute of Social and Cultural Studies

MPhil Sociology

Jacob Malik, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

M.Phil Sociology
Scholars at the Institute of Social and Cultural Studies,

Noman Issac, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

M.Phil Sociology
Scholars at the Institute of Social and Cultural Studies,

Rabia Safdar, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

M.Phil Sociology
Scholars at the Institute of Social and Cultural Studies,

Bushra Yasmeen, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

PhD
Institute of Social and Cultural Studies,

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Published

2014-12-10