Subramanian, Thilakavathi
(1990)
Sample survey of awareness of symptoms and utilisation of health facilities by chest symptomatics.
Indian Journal of Tuberculosis, 37 (2).
pp. 69-71.
ISSN 0019-5705
Abstract
In the national TB Programme, case
finding is ‘passive’ and persons with chest
symptoms are expected to attend on their own
for diagnosis and treatment. For the successful
implementation of the programme, it is,
therefore, essential that chest symptomatics in
the community are motivated enough to get
their condition diagnosed, The Tuberculosis
Research Centre undertook a sample survey in
rural, urban and metropolitan areas to identify
the chest symptomatics as defined in the
National TB Programme. The symptomatics
were interviewed by medical social workers
with a view to obtain information about the
action taken for relief, the type of health
facilities utilised and the reason for the choice.
Questions were also asked to find out the
symptomstics’ knowledge about tuberculosis.
More than 80% of the symptomatics were
aware, over 75% had taken action, although
most had no idea about its causation, yet more
than 90% had contacted health facilities of
which one half were governmental.
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