Knowledge and Practices toward Tuberculosis Case Identification among Accredited Drug Dispensing Outlets Dispensers in Magu District, Northwestern Tanzania

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dc.contributor.authorMwesiga, Levina
dc.contributor.authorMwita, Stanley
dc.contributor.authorBintabara, Deogratius
dc.contributor.authorBasinda, Namanya
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-20T04:44:02Z
dc.date.available2024-08-20T04:44:02Z
dc.date.issued2024-01-10
dc.descriptionFull- text article. Also available at https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12020168
dc.description.abstractAccredited Drug Dispensing Outlets dispensers (ADDO dispensers) have a crucial role in detecting and referring TB suspects. However, several studies highlight low knowledge of TB among ADDO dispensers. To facilitate this, the National TB and Leprosy Control Program trained ADDO dispensers on case identification and referral. Hence, this was a community-based cross-sectional study to determine the knowledge and practice of ADDO dispensers in the detection of active tuberculosis suspects in Magu Districts, Mwanza, Tanzania. This was a cross-sectional study that included 133 systematically selected ADDO dispensers. Out of 133 ADDO dispensers, 88 (66.9%) had attended TB training. About 108 (81%) participants had good knowledge of TB. The majority of ADDO dispensers 104 (78.4%) had poor practice toward the identification of TB cases. Attending training (AOR 4.49, CI 1.03–19.47), longer working experience (AOR 4.64, CI 1.99–10.81), and the presence of national TB guidelines (AOR 3.85, CI 1.11–13.34) was significantly associated with good self-reported TB case identification practices. Therefore, the study revealed adequate knowledge but with poor practice. Provisions to train ADDO dispensers in tuberculosis case detection and referral could yield great results.
dc.identifier.citationMwesiga, L., Mwita, S., Bintabara, D., & Basinda, N. (2024). Knowledge and practices toward Tuberculosis case identification among accredited drug dispensing outlets dispensers in Magu District, Northwestern Tanzania. Healthcare 12 (2), 168. MDPI.
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/healthcare12020168
dc.identifier.otherDOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12020168
dc.identifier.urihttps://repository.udom.ac.tz/handle/20.500.12661/4859
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherMDPI AG
dc.relation.ispartofHealthcare
dc.subjectTuberculosis
dc.subjectAccredited drug
dc.subjectDrug dispensing outlets
dc.subjectTanzania
dc.subjectuberculosis case identification
dc.subjectMagu
dc.titleKnowledge and Practices toward Tuberculosis Case Identification among Accredited Drug Dispensing Outlets Dispensers in Magu District, Northwestern Tanzania
dc.typeArticle
oaire.citation.issue2
oaire.citation.volume12
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