Open AccessEVALUATING THE ROLE OF KNOWLEDGE IN KAP MODEL ON SELF-PREVENTIVE HEALTHCARE: EVIDENCE FROM TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS IN MALAYSIA
Author(s) -
Khairiah Salwa Mokhtar,
Nurulhasanah Abdul Rahman
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international journal of politics, public policy and social works
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2637-0980
DOI - 10.35631/ijppsw.27001
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , family medicine , transmission (telecommunications) , health care , environmental health , pathology , economic growth , electrical engineering , engineering , economics
Malaysia aims to end the Tuberculosis (TB) epidemic by the year 2035. However, to ensure a successful program for TB control, it is still a challenge to instil good self-preventive healthcare among patients. Therefore, the study seeks to address the knowledge gap among TB patients and their level of prevention practices which have not been studied extensively in Malaysia. Using questionnaires, this cross-sectional study was conducted among 1606 registered TB patients in selected states of Malaysia from May 2014 to March 2015. General knowledge of TB among TB patients was high - patients from Penang, who resided in suburban areas and self-employed revealed to have high TB knowledge than the others. Thus, by identifying how TB patients view their transmission risk and prevention, practices may contribute to an improved future screening option and enhanced education efforts for medical practitioners to develop more customized programs for TB patients.