标题：KNOWLEDGE AND ATTITUDE TOWARD TUBERCULOSIS AMONG TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS SEEKING HELP IN DIAGNOSTIC AND TREATMENT CENTERS, KABUL PROVINCE IN AFGHANISTAN (LETTER TO THE EDITOR)
出版社：THE SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH, TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES
摘要：Dear Editor-in-Chief: Afghanistan is one of the 22 high TB burden countries and TB is a major public health problem. Current estimates show that the incidence of active TB cases is 278/100, 000, mortality mounts to 15, 000 cases/year. Correct knowledge and positive perception of the patients towards TB, and its management is pillars of success in TB control programme in any TB burden countries. Several factors influence TB outcome that the treatment well management is the one of most important. Knowledge about general management of tuberculosis has well been recognized as an important factor influencing compliance with tuberculosis treatment. A low knowledge on tuberculosis is a likely cause of the delay in seeking treatment.
