Abstract: Health care workers (HCW) are at increased risk of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) from occupational exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The objective was to study the knowledge, attitude and practices among LTBI at primary HCW in Aljazeera state Sudan. We conducted an analytical study, among HCW in TB treatment center using a structured questionnaire and an evaluated for LTBI by using the tuberculin skin test among 367 HCW, the percentage of knowledge represented 35.5%, and the majority of (64.5%) they don’t heard about latent tuberculosis. The majority of participants (94.8%) don't usually wear mask to protect themselves, and irregular use of masks represent 95%, so this study demonstrated a substantial occupational risk of LTBI among HCW Sudan. According to education level of HCW were at better personal protective equipment used to prevent acquiring of new TB infection our study recommended implementation of sound TB infection control measures in all health care facilities with patients suspected of having infectious.
Keywords: Health care workers (HCW), latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI).
Title: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of latent TB Infection among Health Care Workers, Aljazeera State TB Centers, Sudan
Author: Dr. Adam Aballa Mater, Juhaina Abdulraiem AL Mosharaf
International Journal of Healthcare Sciences
ISSN 2348-5728 (Online)
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