Knowledge of cervical tuberculosis lymphadenitis and its treatment in pastoral communities of the XXXX region, Ethiopia.

@entity1 @entity3298 @entity4507 @entity1585 @entity15662 @entity2497
BACKGROUND: Infection with @entity2497 (Mb) predominantly causes cervical @entity3298 ( @entity3298 ). Raw milk is considered the main source of @entity4507 and raw milk is a major food source for @entity15662 pastoralists. The aim of this study was to assess @entity15662 pastoralists' knowledge concerning cervical @entity3298 and its treatment. METHODS: A community-based cross-sectional survey involving 818 interviewees was conducted in two districts of the @entity15662 Region, Ethiopia. In addition, two @entity1585 ( @entity1585 ) were conducted in each of the study areas, one with @entity1 and the other with @entity1 . RESULTS: Of the 818 interviewees [357 (43.6%) females and 461 (56.4%) males], 742 (90.7%) reported that they had knowledge of cervical @entity3298 , mentioning that swelling(s) on the neck resulting in a lesion and scar are common symptoms. However, only 11 (1.5%) individuals mentioned that bacteria or germs are the causative agents of @entity3298 . Three interviewees and a male discussant mentioned drinking raw milk as the cause of @entity3298 . A considerable proportion (34.2%) of the interviewees and almost all the discussants suggested herbal medicine as an effective treatment. Male study @entity1 were 1.82 times more likely to have overall knowledge of @entity3298 than female study @entity1 (adjusted OR, 1.82; 95% CI, 1.32 to 2.51, p < 0.001). CONCLUSION: The pastoral community members in the study areas had little biomedical knowledge of the cause, the source of infection and the transmission route of cervical @entity3298 . Furthermore, most community members believed that herbal medicines are the most effective treatment for @entity3298 . Therefore, TB control programs in the @entity15662 Region require the incorporation of public health education introducing current biomedical knowledge of the disease. In addition, further studies are important to elucidate which medicinal plants are used by @entity15662 pastoralists to treat @entity3298 .
