Tuberculosis knowledge and attitude among non-health science university students needs attention: a cross-sectional study in three Ethiopian universities

• Type of Material: Article
• Authors: Abiyu Mekonnen, Kotebe Metropolitan University; Jeffrey Collins, Emory University; Eveline Klinkenberg, Amsterdam University; Dawit Assefa, KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation; Abraham Assefa, Armauer Hansen Research Institute; Gobena Ameni, Addis Ababa University; Beyene Petros, Addis Ababa University
• Language: English
• Date: 2020-05-06
• Publisher: BMC
• Publication Version: Final Published Version
• Copyright Statement: © The Author(s) 2020
• License: Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International
• Final Published Version (URL): http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12889-020-08788-1
• Title of Journal or Parent Work: BMC Public Health
• Volume: 20
• Grant/Funding Information: This work was supported in part by the NIH/Fogarty International Center Global Infectious Diseases Grant D43TW009127 and NIH grants T32 AI074492 and UL1 TR002378 (Georgia Clinical and Translational Science Alliance).; Also, the United States Agency for International Development, through USAID Challenge TB, financially supports this study under the terms of Agreement No. AID-OAA-A-14-00029, by the 3rd round grant of TB Research Advisory Committee (TRAC) and KNCV Tuberculosis Foundation, Ethiopia. The funders had.
• Keywords: Knowledge and attitude; Ethiopia; University students; TB
• Research Categories: Health Sciences, Public Health; Education, Higher

Abstract

Ethiopia is among the 14 high TB, TB/HIV and MDR-TB burden countries globally. Prior studies indicate students attending universities in Ethiopia may be at increased risk for active tuberculosis (TB) relative to the general population, mainly due to the dramatic increase in expansion of the enrollment scale of universities.This study sought to gain insight about non-health science university students’ TB knowledge and attitudes to help develop a strategy for TB education in this population.