ABSTRACT Tuberculosis is the leading cause of death and a decline in the quality of life and economic losses caused by single-agent infectious diseases in the world. This study was aimed at determining the effect of education on knowledge and practice of people referred to the urban health centers of Kashmar in preventing Tuberculosis (TB). In this interventional study, 90 people who were referred to the urban health centers of Kashmar from 2012 to 2013 were selected based on inclusion criteria. They were randomly divided into intervention (n = 45) and control (n = 45) groups. Data were collected by interview and observation questionnaires. The intervention group distributed in four sessions and received training in the prevention of TB. The reliability of the knowledge and practice measuring tool with an emphasis on the internal consistency of the instrument led to the inclusion of the Cronbach’s alpha coefficient 88%. All gathered data from questionnaire and interview were analyzed. The mean of knowledge and practice in the intervention group before the study were 21.8 (4.4) and 6.4 (1.9), respectively. We found a statistically significant difference in knowledge and practice parameters in the interventional group before and after the intervention, P < 0.001 and 0.003, respectively. Conversely, in the control group, we found no statistically significant difference in parameters before and after study. Based on the findings, we conclude that education is effective in improving the levels of knowledge and practice of the individuals who participated in preventing tuberculosis.

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调查教育对伊朗东部结核病预防知识和实践的影响

摘要 结核病是世界范围内单因素传染病导致死亡、生活质量下降和经济损失的主要原因。本研究旨在确定教育对转介到克什马城市卫生中心的人们预防结核病 (TB) 的知识和实践的影响。在这项干预性研究中，根据纳入标准选择了 2012 年至 2013 年转诊至克什马城市卫生中心的 90 人。他们被随机分为干预组（n = 45）和对照组（n = 45）。通过访谈和观察问卷收集数据。干预组分四期进行，并接受了结核病预防培训。知识和实践测量工具的可靠性以及强调工具的内部一致性导致包含 88% 的 Cronbach α 系数。对所有从问卷和访谈中收集的数据进行了分析。研究前干预组的知识和实践平均值分别为21.8（4.4）和6.4（1.9）。我们发现干预组在干预前后知识和实践参数的差异具有统计学意义，分别为 P < 0.001 和 0.003。相反，在对照组中，我们发现研究前后的参数没有统计学上的显着差异。根据调查结果，我们得出结论，教育在提高参与预防结核病的个人的知识和实践水平方面是有效的。