Asia Pacific Environmental and Occupational Health Journal

Objectives: To study the level of knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) on TB among community in Kajang, Selangor.

Methodology: This is a facility based cross-sectional study. There were 384 respondents selected via simple random sampling in six selected residential areas in Kajang. Data were collected through self-administered questionnaire. Results and

Discussion: The knowledge, attitude and practice score in this study was classified as moderate with mean ± SD of 16.41±1.97, 3.31±0.31 and 3.32±0.58 respectively. Majority of the respondents (70.3%) knew the caused of TB, the well-known symptoms (96.4%) and the transmission of this disease (96%). There were significant difference of knowledge score by occupation (p = 0.01). The attitude score was significantly difference by age (p = 0.001) and occupation (p = 0.01). The practice score was difference by age (p = 0.04), races (p = 0.02), education level (p = 0.001) and occupation (p = 0.002). There were no significant association between knowledge, attitude and practice of the respondent in this study.

Conclusion: There were a moderate level of knowledge, attitude and practice among respondents with regards to TB. Specific intervention strategies should be carried out to improve the KAP level among the community about TB and also to increase the strength and positive attitude and practice.

Keywords: Tuberculosis, KAP, Kajang, Community, Awareness