Iffat Nowshin, Fouzia Alima, Iqbal Bahar Chowdhury, Mahmud Ahmed
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Background : Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem in Bangladesh. The use of mass media is one of the important strategies in communicating behavioural change in relation to TB prevention and the treatment. However, most of the mass media public health interventions do not sufficiently engage the people. Due to this, truly little is known about the effects of locally instigated mass media promotion.
Objective : To explore role of mass media on knowledge generation about Tuberculosis transmission in Bangladesh.
Methods : This cross-sectional study was conducted among 180 adult persons(attendants of patients) of different socio-economic backgrounds attending the outpatient’s departments(OPD) of a tertiary care hospital. Purposive sampling was the process of selecting the subjects. Data were collected using one pretested semi-structured questionnaire through face-to-face interview.
Results : A total180 respondents were interviewed. Mean age of the respondents was 28.75 ± 8.55 years. Majority of the respondents were graduate (29.0%).A total of 20.2% respondents had adequate knowledge about TB transmission without any misconceptions. Similarly, regarding the misconceptions on modes of TB transmission, 40.5% replied that TB transmits through utensils,57.6% respondents replied that TB transmits through sharing clothes/bed sheets/towel. About 28.3% respondents had the perception that the cost of TB treatment is high. Among the respondents30.5% had the false perception that it was necessary to go to big hospitals for TB treatment. Highest 140 (77.8%) respondents said television as the source of information in TB prevention. Friends/ relatives/ teachers, newspaper, radio, billboard etc. were the other sources. Twenty did not hear of TB prevention program.
Conclusion : The mass media can be effective in getting messages about TB across to the community in developing countries. In this study we found that television, newspapers, and billboards were particularly useful tools for reaching out to them with specific campaigns regarding TB control.
Northern International Medical College Journal Vol.11 (2) Jan 2020: 463-467
背景:结核病是孟加拉国的一个主要公共卫生问题。使用大众媒体是传播与结核病预防和治疗有关的行为改变的重要战略之一。然而,大多数大众媒体的公共卫生干预措施没有充分吸引民众。正因为如此,人们对当地煽动的大众媒体宣传的效果知之甚少。目的:探讨大众传播媒介在孟加拉国结核病传播知识传播中的作用。方法:对某三级医院门诊180名不同社会经济背景的成人(患者护理人员)进行横断面研究。有目的抽样是选择被试的过程。采用一份预测半结构化问卷,通过面对面访谈的方式收集数据。结果:共访谈180人。受访者平均年龄28.75±8.55岁。大多数受访者是大学毕业生(29.0%)。共有20.2%的答复者对结核传播有足够的了解,没有任何误解。同样,在对结核病传播方式的误解方面,40.5%的受访者认为结核病是通过餐具传播的,57.6%的受访者认为结核病是通过共用衣服/床单/毛巾传播的。约28.3%的应答者认为结核病治疗费用高。30.5%的受访者有到大医院治疗结核病的错误认识。140名(77.8%)应答者认为电视是预防结核病的信息来源。朋友/亲戚/老师、报纸、广播、广告牌等是其他来源。20人没有听说过结核病预防项目。结论:在发展中国家,大众媒体可以有效地向社区传播有关结核病的信息。在这项研究中,我们发现电视、报纸和广告牌是向他们宣传有关结核病控制的具体活动的特别有用的工具。北方国际医学院学报Vol.11 (2) Jan 2020: 463-467