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

Nick Arora; Ravi Vadrevu; Aditya Chandrasekhar; Amita Gupta

doi:10.1177/1545109712461553

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

Nick Arora, Ravi Vadrevu, Aditya Chandrasekhar, Amita Gupta

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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, fromJuly 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 exposurewere associatedwith lowTBliteracy.Conclusions:HIV-infected patients in southeast India havepoor 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.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	84-89
Number of pages	6
Journal	Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care
Volume	12
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1545109712461553
State	Published - Mar 1 2013

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Keywords

HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS India
HIV/TB coinfection
Tuberculosis India
Tuberculosis knowledge

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Immunology
Dermatology
Infectious Diseases

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Arora, N., Vadrevu, R., Chandrasekhar, A., & Gupta, A. (2013). Low tuberculosis knowledge among HIV-infected patients in a high HIV prevalence region within southeast India. Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care, 12(2), 84-89. https://doi.org/10.1177/1545109712461553

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