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ArticleTropical medicine and health2025

Elucidating the knowledge, attitude, and stigma associated with tuberculosis: a community based descriptive study in Wau and Jur River, South Sudan.

Peter Michael Marin, Morten Tryland, Musso Munyeme, Ambrose Samuel Jubara, Enock Matovu, Peter Waiswa, Javier Sanchez Romano, Francis Mutebi, David Onafruo, Estella Kitale and 3 more

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Peter Michael MarinDepartment of Public Health, University of Bahr El Ghazal (UBG), Wau, South Sudan. pmarin999@gmail.com.
Morten TrylandDepartment of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences (INN), Evenstad, Norway.
Musso MunyemeDepartment of Disease Control, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia.
Ambrose Samuel JubaraDepartment of Clinical Studies, University of Bahr El Ghazal (UBG), Wau, South Sudan.
Enock MatovuDepartment of Pharmacy, Clinical and Comparative Medicine, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Peter WaiswaDepartment of Biosecurity, Ecosystem and Veterinary Public Health, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Javier Sanchez RomanoDepartment of Medical Biology, UiT-The Arctic University of Norway (UiT), Tromsø, Norway.
Francis MutebiDepartment of Bimolecular Resources and Biolab Sciences, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
David OnafruoDepartment of Biosecurity, Ecosystem and Veterinary Public Health, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Estella KitaleDepartment of Biosecurity, Ecosystem and Veterinary Public Health, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Esther SabbathDepartment of Biosecurity, Ecosystem and Veterinary Public Health, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.
Kayla J BuhlerDepartment of Forestry and Wildlife Management, Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences (INN), Evenstad, Norway.
Clovice KankyaDepartment of Biosecurity, Ecosystem and Veterinary Public Health, Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda.

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Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) 68802
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Abstract

backgroundTuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem in South Sudan. Inadequate knowledge, negative attitudes and perceived stigma may complicate the prevention efforts. This study describes knowledge, attitude, and stigma associated with TB among communities in Wau and Jur River, South Sudan.

methodsFrom March to May 2023, a cross-sectional study was conducted among 352 community members randomly selected from residential blocks. A validated structured questionnaire was used to collect the required data. Descriptive, bivariate and multivariate analyses were performed.

resultsOut of 352 respondents, 51% (n = 180) were males and 49% (n = 172) were females. Majority 227 (64.5%) had poor knowledge about TB, meanwhile hearing about TB, age and level of education were associated factors. Fear of having TB was the major negative attitude (57.1%; n = 218), and most of the respondents (n = 327; 92.9%) had a perceived stigma towards TB, voicing that they disliked drinking or eating with people with TB and/or felt uncomfortable and kept their distance from people with TB.

conclusionsCommunities have little knowledge, negative attitude and perceived stigma towards people with TB. Hence, tailored health messages using local languages, training of community volunteers to reach villages without accessibility and communication network are essential to improve TB prevention and control in South Sudan.

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AwarenessBahr El Ghazal RegionDriving factorsMycobacterium tuberculosis

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