KNOWLEDGE AND PERCEPTION OF TUBERCULOSIS RISK FACTORS AMONG SECONDARY SCHOOLS STUDENTS OF KUMBOTSO L.G.A. KA NO STATE
Abstract
This research project is a case study on knowledge and perception of tuberculosis risk factors among secondary school students of kumbotso local government area of Kano State.The term“tubercle” in the context of consumptive (“wasting”) disease was first coined by Fransiscus de la Boë (also known as Sylvius of Leyden), a Dutch anatomist in the17th century. Among the secondary school students been use for the study, eminently 45% of them are females while 55% were males ranging between 12 - 18 years most carrying 60%, predominantly they engage in most in agricultural activities consisting 40%, and Trading commercial activity also 40% while others do some minor activities. They were mostly single with no live partners. Most of them were ss 2 students almost 30%, and the least were ss 1 considering 5% of the study population. In lieu of the research findings, its is obvious that many of the study participants have no knowledge about risk factors of Tuberculosis Disease.
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