Tuberculosis Awareness Among Nurses Working in Tertiary Care Hospital Peshawar

Abstract

Objective: The objective of the study was to assess tuberculosis awareness among nurses. Methodology: A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted in tertiary care hospital Peshawar KPK. Participants were selected through random sampling technique. The data was collected through a self-developed structured questionnaire. The confidentiality and anonymity was maintained throughout the study. Result: The study consisted of 52 participants including 12(23.1%) males and 40(76.9%) females. Awareness of staff was calculated; result showed that 23.1% had high, 65.4% had moderate and 11.5% had low level of knowledge. Chi square test was applied to check the association between variables and awareness. There was no association found in the result. Conclusion: The study was conducted to assess the tuberculosis awareness among nurses in private tertiary care hospital. The majority of the participant ie 65.4% had moderate level of knowledge. General lack of knowledge was assessed regarding various aspects. Nurses need further training regarding TB.