Korean J Health Promot.  2018 Jun;18(2):83-89. 10.15384/kjhp.2018.18.2.83.

The Knowledge, Attitudes on Tuberculosis for the Foreign Students of a Domestic University

• Park YS
• Yoo BW

• KMID: 2415940
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.15384/kjhp.2018.18.2.83

Abstract

BACKGROUND
The purpose of this study was identified the level of knowledge, attitudes on tuberculosis for the foreign students of a domestic university, to develop an prevention educational program designed to improve the level of knowledge, attitudes on tuberculosis.
METHODS
This study used a descriptive design in the foreign students of Soonchunhyang University. The participants were 118 foreign students, measurements included a socio-demographic and knowledge, attitudes on tuberculosis. Data were collected from November to December, 2016, with a self-reported questionnaire. The statistical analyses were performed with SPSS version 24.0 software (SPSS Inc, Chicago, IL, USA).
RESULTS
The mean scores of knowledge, attitudes on tuberculosis for the foreign students were 16.05 (±4.52), 3.20 (±0.38). The knowledge on tuberculosis for foreign students was significantly different in country (F=11.76, P < 0.001), fatigue (t=2.40, P=0.018), smoking (t=2.45, P=0.016). The attitudes on tuberculosis for foreign students was significantly different in country (F=9.94, P < 0.001), fatigue (t=2.25, P=0.026). In the correlation analysis, the knowledge (r=0.760) positively correlated with the attitudes on tuberculosis for the foreign students (P < 0.001).
CONCLUSIONS
These finding indicate that development of educational programs to improve the level of knowledge, attitudes on tuberculosis for the foreign students. Also, future research needed to development the tuberculosis prevention educational programs.

Keyword

Tuberculosis; Knowledge; Attitudes

MeSH Terms

Fatigue
Humans
Smoke
Smoking
Tuberculosis*
Smoke

Reference

1. Kim HJ. Current status of tuberculosis in Korea. Korean J Med. 2012; 82(3):257–262.

2. Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Occurrence of Tuberculosis Report 2016 [Internet]. Accessed January 23, 2018. Available from: http://www.cdc.go.kr/CDC/info/CdcKrInfo0301.jsp?menuIds=HOME001-MNU1154-MNU0005-MNU0037-MNU1380&cid=75620.

3. Lee JC, Lee IS. The knowledge & attitude on tuberculosis for the undergraduates in Daejon, South Korea and Yanbien, China. Asia Pac J Multimed Serv Converg Art Humanit Sociol. 2016; 6(2):235–254.

4. Chon MY, Kim M, Cho C. Predictors of health promoting lifestyles in Korean undergraduate students. Korean J Health Educ Promot. 2002; 19(2):1–13.

5. Kim HS, Oh EG, Hyong HK, Cho ES. A study on factors influencing health promotion lifestyle in college students. J Korean Acad Community Health Nurs. 2008; 19(3):506–520.

6. Lim SJ, Lee HJ. The effect of knowledge, attitudes and prevention behaviors for tuberculosis infection in nursing students. J Korean Biol Nurs Sci. 2016; 18(1):43–50.

7. Koh KB. Stress and immunity. Korean J Stress Res. 2008; 16(2):151–159.

8. Cha MS. The knowledge, attitude and prevention about tuberculosis for the high school students [dissertation]. Daegu: Keimyung University;2012. Korean.

9. Agho KE, Hall J, Ewald B. Determinants of the knowledge of and attitude towards tuberculosis in Nigeria. J Health Popul Nutr. 2014; 32(3):520–538.

10. Kang SR, Kim EY. Relationships between knowledge, attitude and preventive behavior about tuberculosis in service workers. J Korea Acad Ind Coop Soc. 2016; 17(5):354–363.

11. Kim GM, Kim H, Nam CM, Jee SH. A study on continuity of knowledge, attitude, and preventive behavior among elementary school students after tuberculosis prevention education. J Korean Soc Sch Health. 2016; 29(3):209–217.

12. Oh JE, Jeon GS, Jang KS. Tuberculosis-related knowledge, attitude and preventive behaviors among middle school students. J Korean Soc Sch Health. 2015; 28(3):177–187.

13. Cha EJ, Lee SH. Effects of knowledge, attitude about tuberculosis and self efficacy on tuberculosis preventive behavior in college students. J Korean Data Anal Soc. 2016; 18(5):2857–2870.

14. Faul F, Erdfelder E, Lang AG, Buchner A. G^*Power 3: a flexible statistical power analysis program for the social, behavioral, and biomedical sciences. Behav Res Methods. 2007; 39(2):175–191.

15. Jin XL, Kim JS, Kim DH. A comparison of health-promoting behavior of Han-Chinese to Korean-Chinese university students in Korea. J Korean Soc Sch Health. 2011; 24(1):89–98.