ABSTRACT
Tuberculosis is one of the world recognized disease which results to death if not treated. This study is set to determine the rate of awareness of tuberculosis in Ijede town, Ikorodu, Lagos.
This research is to know the rate of awareness among men and women, both young and old, and to evaluate the causes and prevention of tuberculosis.
The finding of this study would be beneficial to the health of the people of community and to development of the society by reducing the risk of mortality rate in among the young and old adults.
Questionnaires were distributed in Ijede town, Ikorodu. The questionnaires were distributed to collect data on the rate of awareness of tuberculosis, with some analytical representation of the data collected. This enabled proper review of the study as well as recommendation for interested parties.
TABLE OF CONTENT
TOPIC PAGE i
CERTIFICATION ii
DEDICATION iii
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT iv
CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 BACKGROUND OF THE STUDY 1
1.2 STATEMENT OF THE PROBLEM 3
1.3 RESEARCH QUESTION 4
1.4 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 4
1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE STUDY 5
1.6 SCOPE AND LIMITATION OF THE STUDY 5
1.7 DEFINITIONS OF TERMS 6
CHAPTER TWO
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1 INTRODUCTION 7
2.2 THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK 8
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2.3 CLINICAL PRESENTATION OF TUBERCULOSIS 9
2.3.1 PULMONARY TB 9
2.3.2 PHYSICAL SIGNS 10
2.3.3 EXTRA-PULMONARY TB 11
2.3.4 TB MENINGITIS 12
2.3.5 DISSEMINATED/MILITARY TB 15
2.3.6 TUBERCULOUS LYMPHADENOPATHY 16
2.3.7 TUBERCULOUS SEROUS EFFUSIONS 17
2.4 ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE LUNG 25
2.5 PHYSIOLOGY OF THE RESPIRATION 26
2.6 MECHANISM OF RESPIRATION 26
2.7 PATHOPHYSIOLOGY OF TUBERCULOSIS 27
2.8 TRANSMISSION OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS 29
2.9 CLASSIFICATION OF TUBERCULOSIS 30
2.10 DIAGNOSTIC OF TUBERCULOSIS 30
2.10.1 DIAGNOSTIC TEST FOR TB 31
2.10.2 SMEAR MICROSCOPY 32
2.10.3 CULTURE METHODS
2.10.4 DRUG SUSCEPTIBILITY TESTING (DST) 36
2.10.5 MOLECULAR TESTING 38
2.10.6 XPERT MTB/RIF 38
2.10.7 LINE PROBE ASSAYS 39
2.11 PRINCIPLES OF TB TREATMENT 39
2.11.1 THE ESSENTIAL TB DRUGS 40
2.12 ADHERENCE TO TREATMENT 41
2.12.1 STRATEGIES FOR GOOD ADHERENCE 42
2.12.2 STRATEGIES FOR IMPROVING ADHERENCE 46
2.13 VACCINES FOR TUBERCULOSIS 53
CHAPTER THREE
3.1 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 54
3.2 RESEARCH DESIGN 54
3.3 POPULATION OF THE STUDY 54
3.4 SAMPLE SIZE 55
3.5 SAMPLING TECHNIQUE 55
3.6 RESEARCH INSTRUMENT 55
3.7 VALIDITY AND RELIABILITY OF INSTRUMENT 55
3.8 METHOD OF DATA COLLECTION 56
3.9 METHOD OF DATA ANALYSIS 56
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CHAPTER FOUR
GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF DATA
4.1 DATA ANALYSIS 57
CHAPTER FIVE
5.1 DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS 67
5.2 SUMMARY 68
5.3 CONCLUSION 69
5.4 RECOMMENDATION 69
5.5 INDICATIONS FOR NURSING 70
BIBLIOGRAPHY 71
APPENDIX 73
QUESTIONNAIRE 75
LIST OF TABLE
TABLE 1: AGE DISTRIBUTION OF RESPONDENTS
TABLE 2: GENDER DISTRIBUTION
TABLE 3: OCCUPATION OF THE RESPONDENTS
TABLE 4: RELIGIOUS DISTRIBUTION OF THE RESPONDENTS
TABLE 5: ETHNICITY OF THE RESPONDENTS
TABLE 6: MARITAL STATUS OF THE RESPONDENTS
TABLE 7: WHETHER THE RESPONDENTS ARE AWARE OF TUBERCULOSIS
TABLE 8: SOURCE OF INFORMATION ABOUT TUBERCULOSIS
TABLE 9: WHETHER THE RESPONDENT HAS BEEN VACCINATED AGAINST TUBERCULOSIS BEFORE
TABLE 10: OPINION OF THE RESPONDENTS ON IF TUBERCULOSIS CAN BE PREVENTED
TABLE 11: WHETHER TUBERCULOSIS VACCINE SHOULD BE ENCOURAGE
TABLE 12: HAVE YOU BEEN INFECTED WITH TUBERCULOSIS BEFORE
TABLE 13: WHETHER THE INFECTED RESPONDENTS KEPT TO THEMSELVE
TABLE 14: DID THE RESPONDENTS COMPLAIN TO THEIR DOCTOR
TABLE 15: DID THE RESPONDENTS DO SELF MEDICATION BASE ON PEOPLE’S OPINION
TABLE 16: WHETHER ANY MEMBER OF THE RESPONDENT’S FAMILY HAS SUFFERED TUBERCULOSIS
TABLE 17: WHICH OF THEIR FAMILY MEMBER
TABLE 18: TUBERCULOSIS IS A CONTAGIOUS DISEASE
TABLE 19: CAN TUBERCULOSIS CAUSE DEATH IF NOT TESTED
