KIẾN THỨC CỦA NGƯỜI BỆNH LAO ĐIỀU TRỊ NGOẠI TRÚ TẠI BỆNH VIỆN ĐA KHOA THÀNH PHỐ THÁI BÌNH

Abstract

Objectives: Describe of knowledge of outpatient tuberculosis at Thai Binh City General Hospitalin 2021. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study on 115 outpatients with tuberculosis at Thai Binh City General Hospital from March to May 2021.Results: 73% of patients in the study had pulmonary tuberculosis. The percentage of patients with poor knowledge about the disease accounted for 5.2%, the good level accounted for 2.6%, the average level accounted for 92.2%; with an average score of 8.8 ± 1.7 out of 18 points. The proportion of patients with poor knowledge about treatment accounted for 16.5%, good level accounted for 3.5%, average level accounted for 80%; with an average score of 5.4±1.6 out of 12 points. Conclusion: Knowledge of the disease and treatment of pulmonary tuberculosis patients is still limited.