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    Relación entre nivel de conocimiento sobre tuberculosis pulmonar y actitud hacia el tratamiento - usuario estrategia sanitaria control tuberculosis - hospital II-1 Moyobamba. Julio - diciembre 2011
    (Universidad Nacional de San Martín. Fondo Editorial, 2012) Perez Villacorta, Rolando; Miranda Lozano, Adrian; Lopez Llontop, Olga Juanita
    This study was undertaken to determine the relationship between level of knowledge on pulmonary tuberculosis and Attitude User Treatment of Tuberculosis Control Health Strategy - Hospital II-1 Moyobamba. July-December 2011" The study design was descriptive correlational cross-sectional, prospective study. The sample, non-probabilistic convenience was 60 ESCTBC users who met the inclusion criteria. Quantitative method was employed using a questionnaire of twenty questions with 5 response options measuring knowledge in the dimensions of prevention, diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis, and a test questionnaire of twenty questions with Lickert scale, dimensions the attitude: towards drug treatment, home care and preventive measures with 3 possible answers, to measure the user's attitude toward treatment ESCTBC. The processing of data for the descriptive statistical analysis was performed in Excel 2010, and analysis for hypothesis testing with Pearson correlation test with SPSS 17.0 The results show that the majority of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis have a high level of knowledge (76.3%) and medium (23.3%) of drug treatment, home care and preventive measures, and an attitude of approval (88.3%) and an attitude of indifference (11.7%) negative attitude not found in any of them. The Pearson correlation test showed a significant direct relationship (p = 0,684) who accepts our study hypothesis. Conclusions: The level of knowledge about prevention, diagnosis and treatment of TB (high and medium) has a significant (p <0.05) with the attitude (of acceptance and indifference) to the treatment by the user of the Health Strategy TB, so it is recommended to maintain and improve educational modules for the user who enters the ESCTBC, in order to improve the attitude towards it.