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Knowledge and perception about tuberculosis among general population attending community pharmacies in Mosul: A cross-sectional study.
Objective: To evaluate people's knowledge and perceptions regarding tuberculosis.
Method: The cross-sectional study was conducted at 10 community pharmacies in Mosul, Iraq, from December 2021 to March 2022, and comprised individuals of either gender aged >18 years. Data was collected using a 17-item questionnaire, with 12 questions related to knowledge and 5 related to perception regarding tuberculosis. Data was analysed using SPSS 25.
Results: Of the 200 participants with mean age 38.79+/-13.72 years, 113(56.5%) were females and 101(50.5%) had education up to university level. Overall, 85(42.5) subjects could differentiate between tuberculosis and pulmonary tuberculosis, and 176(88%) knew TB was curable. Besides, 135(67.5%) subjects said they would not visit patients with tuberculosis.
Conclusions: The national tuberculosis control programme in Iraq seemed to have improved public awareness regarding tuberculosis.
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Primarily being a medical journal, JPMA publishes scholarly research focusing on the various fields in the areas of health and medical education. It publishes original research describing recent advances in health particularly clinical studies, clinical trials, assessments of pathogens of diagnostic importance, medical genetics and epidemiological studies. Review articles highlighting importance of various issues in the domain of public health, drug research and medical education are also accepted. As a leading journal of South Asia, JPMA remains cognizant of the recent advances in the rapidly growing fields of biomedical sciences, it invites and encourages scholars to write short reviews and invited editorials on the emerging issues. We particularly aim to promote health standards of developing countries by encouraging manuscript submissions on issues affecting the public health and health delivery services.
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