Sputum collection and disposal among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in coastal South India
- Resource Type
- Authors
- T, Rekha; P, Singh; B, Unnikrishnan; P, Prasanna Mithra; N, Kumar; K D V, Prasad; V, Raina; M, Kumar Papanna; V, Kulkarni
- Source
- The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease. 17(5)
- Subject
- Adult
Male
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Chi-Square Distribution
Health Behavior
Antitubercular Agents
Sputum
India
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Awareness
Middle Aged
Directly Observed Therapy
Specimen Handling
Cross-Sectional Studies
Sex Factors
Socioeconomic Factors
Educational Status
Humans
Female
Perception
Medical Waste Disposal
Tuberculosis, Pulmonary
- Language
- ISSN
- 1815-7920
Safe sputum disposal practices minimise the spread of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB).To study the perceptions and practices of sputum disposal among PTB patients.This study was conducted among 206 diagnosed sputum-positive TB patients registered in selected DOTS centres in Mangalore.Safe sputum disposal practice was followed by 50% of the subjects: it was higher among females (62%), patients of middle socio-economic status (75.5%) and those with a family history of TB (70%). Furthermore, 75% patients believed that TB was caused by several factors.High proportions of subjects were unaware about the causes of TB and did not practise safe disposal of sputum.