Knowledge, Attitude and Perception Towards Multi-drug Resistance Tuberculosis Among Tuberculosis Patients in Iluababor Zone South west Ethiopia

Abstract

Background: Multidrug resistance Tuberculosis (MDRTB) is a major challenge globally and developing countries like Ethiopia. High mortality, risk and other contributing factors such as knowledge , attitude and perception contributed for rise of MDR-TB. Objectives: To assess knowledge, attitude and perception towards Multi-Drug Resistance Tuberculosis among Tuberculosis patients in Iluababor Zone,2021. Method: Institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted in Iluababor Zone using a multi-stage sampling technique. Data was collected from May to June 30, 2013; E.C. Data was entered into Epi data version 3.5.1 and exported to SPSS version 23 for analysis. Descriptive statistics such as mean, standard deviation, and percentage to describe the study population concerning relevant variables. The association of knowledge, attitude, perception and socio-demographic variables toward MDRTB was done using multivariable logistic regression analysis. Variables with a P-value <0.05 in the final fitting model were declared to be associated with the outcome variable. RESULTS: Six hundred four Tb patients participated in the study, making the response rate 99.5%. Overall 38.6% of TB patient had good knowledge about MDRTB and (63.6%) unfavorable attitude of TB patient toward MDRTB and low perceived susceptibility (57.8%) and (57%) of them had high perceived severity. knowledge of MDRTB ,Those who were secondary level education and above had (AOR=6.5,95%CI= (3.8,10.9) times higher than the odds of TB patients who did not attend any level of education. perceived severity of MDRTB those who were male had MDRTB (AOR=6.230, 95%CI = (4.17, 9.3) compared to female. perceived susceptibility of MDRTB and those who were age “between” 18-35 had (AOR=1.99), 95%CI = (1.07, 3.72) compared to above 36years. Conclusion and recommendation: This study found more than one-third of the participants had good knowledge ,favorable attitude and high perceived susceptibility,whereas more than half of them had high perceived severity toward MDRTB respectively. Participants’ education level, sex, was factors associated knowledge. Specific attention should be given for female TB patients regarding awareness creation on MDR-TB. Keywords: knowledge, Attitude, perception.