Knowledge and practices of TB-DOTS enrollees in preventing the spread of communicable diseases /
Knowledge and practices of TB-DOTS enrollees in preventing the spread of communicable diseases /
Windeline B. Latiza, Michele Mae P. Malvar, Kamille L. Mangubat, Trixie Marie M. Maturan, Kyle James Monteclaro, Ryan Jasper Y. Ngo, Jesus Roberto V. Pacheco, Patricia Marie E. Perez, Jomarisse A. Ramirez, John Paulo D. Ramos, Michelle Kate B. Rivera, John S. Rodulfo IV, Elysha Jane D. Rosales, Michelle S. Sales, Jenny Margareth G. Sambajon, Lei Magayon A. Sambo, Cienzi, Anne D. Sanqui, Al Rica G. Santos, Joshua Immanuel V. Santos, Menaika Kelly C. Sim, Jayvee T. Sumera and Alroy Lee T. Valle.
- Fairview, Quezon City: Department of Community and Family Medicine, FEU-NRMF, 2020.
- illustrations, photos, tables; 28 cm.
Includes appendices and bibliographical references.
Abstract: In the Philippines, outbreak of communicable diseases are commonly transmitted through respiratory droplets and it continues to rise (WHO, 2019). Tuberculosis especially accounts for a large number of deaths in the Philippines. These outbreaks could be prevented through, but are not limited to, proper cough etiquette, hand hygiene and droplet precaution. Given these, the goal of this study was to assess the knowledge and practices of TB-DOTS enrollees regarding cough etiquette, hand hygiene, and droplet precaution measures, and be able to educate them on the proper protocol for each section. The participants are composed of TB-DOTS enrollees from respective barangay health centers in different barangays of District 2, Quezon City. Self-administered questionnaires were given to 260 participants to assess their knowledge and practices regarding cough etiquette, hand hygiene and droplet precaution measures. Each section had two sets of questions, the first set pertains to their knowledge and the second set of questions pertains to their practices. The response of the participants were assessed using a scoring system adopted from a study by Dikshit P. et al (2018) with a few modifications. The adequacy of knowledge of the 260 participants were computed. Mean percentage of participants' knowledge on cough etiquette is 65.75% on, on hand hygiene is 35.34%, and droplet precaution is 21.6%. On the other hand, the practices of the participants were graded into good and poor practices. 95% of the participants practiced good cough etiquette, 97.69% practiced good hand hygiene, and lastly, 95.77% of the participants practiced good droplet precaution measures. Overall, this study assessed TB-DOTS enrollees from the barangays of District II of Quezon City in terms of their knowledge and practices regarding preventive ways of spreading infectious diseases, specifically through cough etiquette, hand hygiene, and droplet precaution measures are independent of each other. There is a higher percentage of participants that showed adequate knowledge regarding cough etiquette and droplet precaution measures than knowledge regarding hand hygiene. It is important to take note that most of the participants had inadequate as an assessment score for knowledge in hand hygiene, despite good practice results. This discrepancy indicates a need for future health programs to emphasize and put focus on hand hygiene, as it is one of the most effective ways preventing transmission of communicable diseases. The frequency of these practices could not be monitored and evaluated in the long run because of certain limitations.
Thesis - Department of Community & Family Medicine
cough etiquette
hand hygiene
droplet precaution measures
tuberculosis-direct observed treatment
short course (TB-DOTS)
M CFM 2020 0050
Includes appendices and bibliographical references.
Abstract: In the Philippines, outbreak of communicable diseases are commonly transmitted through respiratory droplets and it continues to rise (WHO, 2019). Tuberculosis especially accounts for a large number of deaths in the Philippines. These outbreaks could be prevented through, but are not limited to, proper cough etiquette, hand hygiene and droplet precaution. Given these, the goal of this study was to assess the knowledge and practices of TB-DOTS enrollees regarding cough etiquette, hand hygiene, and droplet precaution measures, and be able to educate them on the proper protocol for each section. The participants are composed of TB-DOTS enrollees from respective barangay health centers in different barangays of District 2, Quezon City. Self-administered questionnaires were given to 260 participants to assess their knowledge and practices regarding cough etiquette, hand hygiene and droplet precaution measures. Each section had two sets of questions, the first set pertains to their knowledge and the second set of questions pertains to their practices. The response of the participants were assessed using a scoring system adopted from a study by Dikshit P. et al (2018) with a few modifications. The adequacy of knowledge of the 260 participants were computed. Mean percentage of participants' knowledge on cough etiquette is 65.75% on, on hand hygiene is 35.34%, and droplet precaution is 21.6%. On the other hand, the practices of the participants were graded into good and poor practices. 95% of the participants practiced good cough etiquette, 97.69% practiced good hand hygiene, and lastly, 95.77% of the participants practiced good droplet precaution measures. Overall, this study assessed TB-DOTS enrollees from the barangays of District II of Quezon City in terms of their knowledge and practices regarding preventive ways of spreading infectious diseases, specifically through cough etiquette, hand hygiene, and droplet precaution measures are independent of each other. There is a higher percentage of participants that showed adequate knowledge regarding cough etiquette and droplet precaution measures than knowledge regarding hand hygiene. It is important to take note that most of the participants had inadequate as an assessment score for knowledge in hand hygiene, despite good practice results. This discrepancy indicates a need for future health programs to emphasize and put focus on hand hygiene, as it is one of the most effective ways preventing transmission of communicable diseases. The frequency of these practices could not be monitored and evaluated in the long run because of certain limitations.
Thesis - Department of Community & Family Medicine
cough etiquette
hand hygiene
droplet precaution measures
tuberculosis-direct observed treatment
short course (TB-DOTS)
M CFM 2020 0050
