ArticleFrontiers in public health2025
Toward community-driven tuberculosis education: findings from a knowledge and engagement pilot survey in the rural community of Eastern Cape, South Africa.
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- Health literacy on tuberculosis prevention and control among people living with HIV: a cross-sectional study.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Household Clustering of High-Risk Contacts in Smear-Positive TB Patient Families: Evidence for Hotspot Households and Risk Stratification in Rural Eastern Cape.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health concern in rural South Africa, with widespread community knowledge gaps and pervasive stigma significantly impeding early diagnosis and treatment success. This pilot study evaluated TB knowledge and barriers to testing among community members in Ntabankulu, Eastern Cape, to inform targeted, community-driven education strategies. Methods: A cross-sectional survey utilizing a structured Knowledge-Attitudes-Practices (KAP-TB) questionnaire was administered to 131 rural community members. TB knowledge was categorized into low, moderate, and high levels based on scores derived from a Likert-type scale. Statistical analysis used Fisher's exact and Kruskal-Wallis tests to examine associations between knowledge levels, sociodemographic variables, barriers, and TB exposure history. Boxplots provided visual insight into distributions across age and gender. Results: Among participants, TB knowledge was mostly moderate (64.9%), with 11.5% reporting low knowledge and 23.7% high knowledge. Knowledge was significantly associated with education level ( Conclusion: TB knowledge in this rural setting is primarily shaped by formal education and direct personal experience, while stigma and misinformation remain the predominant barriers to timely testing. Future community-driven education must prioritize leveraging survivor storytelling, peer education, and culturally tailored messaging to simultaneously boost TB literacy, actively reduce stigma, and promote prompt care-seeking.
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