Knowledge, attitude and practice regarding leprosy and tuberculosis in Bangladesh

摘要

A small survey was carried out in two areas of northern Bangladesh to assess and compare the level of knowledge, attitude and practice towards leprosy and tuberculosis(TB)among two communities that different widely in the amount a health education received about these diseases. The results indicate that without a health education programme, levels of knowledge about the cause and treatability of the diseases are poor, worse for leprosy than TB, with correspondingly negative attitudes.