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. 2013 Mar-Apr;12(2):84-9.
doi: 10.1177/1545109712461553. Epub 2012 Oct 10.

Low tuberculosis knowledge among HIV-infected patients in a high HIV prevalence region within southeast India

Nick Arora  1 , Ravi Vadrevu, Aditya Chandrasekhar, Amita Gupta
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Low tuberculosis knowledge among HIV-infected patients in a high HIV prevalence region within southeast India

Nick Arora et al. J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care. 2013 Mar-Apr.
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Abstract

Setting: A private multispecialty hospital in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Methods: A survey of knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions adapted from a pretested questionnaire was administered to 128 HIV-infected adults, from July to August 2008.

Results: A total of 31% had not heard of tuberculosis (TB), with 15 (38%) currently receiving anti-TB therapy or had received it in the past. Of those familiar with TB, 70% could not list a method by which it was spread. Low education attainment, female sex, and less frequent television exposure were associated with low TB literacy.

Conclusions: HIV-infected patients in southeast India have poor knowledge of TB and the methods by which it is spread. Scale-up of patient-directed educational programs is necessary to help control TB in India.

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