Tuberculosis Preventive Behaviors among Nursing Personnel at Community Hospitals in Narathiwas Province
Keywords:
Tuberculosis, Nursing Personnel, Preventive BehaviorsAbstract
The aim of this analytical cross-sectional study was to determine the level of TB preventive behaviors and factors related to TB preventive behaviors in nursing personnel. Sample was 269 nurses who were working at community hospitals in Narathiwas province. Stratified random sampling was used. Research instrument was a questionnaire. Its validity (IOC) was equal to .90. The reliability of the questionnaire was tested using KR 20 for knowledge, and Cronbach’s alpha coefficient for attitude, and preventive behaviors yielding values of .74, .80 and .89, respectively.
The result revealed that nursing professional had a good level of TB preventive behaviors (M=4.35, SD=0.38). They also had knowledge and attitude at a middle, and a good level (M=7.33, SD=2.57 and M=3.96, SD=0.73, respectively). For receiving TB information, support of instrument, environmental management, recommend and stimulation of TB prevention from colleagues and leader, they reported all in good levels (M=2.77, SD=0.31, M=2.68, SD=0.36 และ M=2.67, SD=0.37, respectively). Factors which had positively related to TB preventive behaviors included knowledge (r=0.15, p=0.012), attitude (r=0.15, p=0.012), receiving TB information (r=0.37, p<0.001), recommend and stimulation on TB prevention from colleagues and leader (r=0.45, p<0.001). According to these, the organization should stimulate the TB prevention and support the TB information to motivate the nursing personnel to have better TB preventive behaviors.
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