A Study to Assess the Impact of Structured Teaching Programme on Knowledge Regarding Self Protection Practices against Tuberculosis among Staff Nurses Working at H.S.K Medical College Hospital and Research Centre Bagalkot

Background of the study: Throughout the world, poor people, health care workers and those from disadvantaged social groups suffer most illness and die sooner. Tuberculosis continues to rank among the world’s most serious health problems, despite the remarkable achievements of discovering effective diagnostics measures. The bacillus causing Tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculi was identified and described on March 24, 1882 by Dr Robert Koch. Tuberculosis is infectious disease characterized by persistent cough. The organism primarily affects and causes pulmonary tuberculosis, and as the disease advances it spreads to other parts of the body like kidney, bones, menninges etc. Tuberculosis remains a worldwide health problem. Recently released global TB report card 2008 indicates that India not only retains a high burden of TB about also is at substantial risk for developing multidrug resistant TB on a large scale as problematic, the report called indicates that current treatment practices may be contributing to the growing incidence of multidrug TB. It notes there may be a higher risk of multidrug resistant TB developing in the 20% of TB patients in India who present for retreatment after receiving DOTS. Every year TB develops in nearly 2 million people in India, Despite the government of India’s effort to control TB, the disease continuous to kill 2 people every 3 minute or nearly 1000 daily, according to TB control organization of India and nearly 1 million cases are smear positive; an estimated 40% of the Indian population is latently infected with M. tuberculi. Methodology: This was quasi experimental study, with 50 subjects were selected through simple random sampling technique. One group pre test post test design was used. Data was collected by means of a structured questionnaire which was divided into 2 sections (socio- demographic data and knowledge regarding self-protection practices against tuberculosis). The reliability of the tool was established ...