Assessing Knowledge about TB-HIV/AIDS Co-infection among Healthcare Workers of a Secondary Healthcare Facility in North-Central Nigeria

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Felicia Esemekiphoraro Williams
Emmanuel Tejumola Jolayemi
David Ufuoma Adje
Michael Ayodele Fakomogbon
Dauda Bayo Parakoyi
Ademola Olugbenga Awoyemi
Olabode Oluyinka Kayode

Abstract

Tuberculosis-Human Immunodeficiency Virus (TB-HIV) co-infection, a ‘lethal duet’, poses a public health challenge to global development due to its-related morbidity and mortality. Healthcare workers (HW) play crucial role in voluntary behaviour modification which is a strategy to prevent the spread of TB-HIV co-infection. However, limited knowledge about the co-infection by HW negates prevention and control measures. This study examined the knowledge about TB-HIV co-infection among HW in Civil Service Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria. It was a descriptive, cross-sectional study that used structured questionnaire tested for reliability (r = 0.82) to interview 94 eligible HW. The results revealed that only 10.6% of the respondents knew that the laboratory diagnosis of TB-HIV co-infection is more difficult. The knowledge about its curability was 24.5%. No significant difference existed between the level of education of the HW and their knowledge that laboratory diagnosis of TB-HIV co-infection is more difficult (p>0.05) but significant difference existed between the level of education of the respondents and their knowledge about the co-infection being curable (p<0.05). The HW’s poor knowledge about the difficulty of laboratory diagnosis and the curability of TB-HIV co-infection showed the need for capacity building.

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Williams, F. E. ., Jolayemi, E. T. ., Adje, D. U. ., Fakomogbon, M. A. ., Parakoyi, D. B. ., Awoyemi, A. O. ., & Kayode, O. O. . (2020). Assessing Knowledge about TB-HIV/AIDS Co-infection among Healthcare Workers of a Secondary Healthcare Facility in North-Central Nigeria. Nigerian Journal of Pharmaceutical and Applied Science Research, 5(1), 42–47. Retrieved from https://www.nijophasr.net/index.php/nijophasr/article/view/120
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Felicia Esemekiphoraro Williams

Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Practice, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.

Emmanuel Tejumola Jolayemi

2Department of Statistics, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.

David Ufuoma Adje

Departmentof Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmacy Administration, Delta State University, Abraka, Nigeria.

Michael Ayodele Fakomogbon

Department of Education Technology, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.

Dauda Bayo Parakoyi

Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.

Ademola Olugbenga Awoyemi

Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.

Olabode Oluyinka Kayode

Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Ilorin, Ilorin, Nigeria.

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