Assessment of knowledge and practice among females about toxoplasmosis

Abstract

Background: Toxoplasmosis is a serious problem of females during their reproductive period of life, so improving their awareness about the disease and preventive measures is very important in reducing and preventing toxoplasmosis.

Objective   of this study was to assess the knowledge,  practice  and attitude  among (15- 45) year old females in Tikrit city about toxoplasmosis.

Subjects & methods: This is a cross sectional observational study was conducted in Tikrit city from the period of 15th of November/2015 to 15th of March/2016 among females in Tikrit city. Sample size was 200 females were selected in a convenience sampling design. Data was collected by a self- administered questionnaire.

Results: knowledge  was poor in 75.15% of females  » 23.75%  had moderate  knowledge and only 1.1% had good knowledge, but they were having a positive practice of the preventive measure of the disease as 100% had good practice .The majority of women 89.51% didn’t perform toxoplasmosis test. Most of

their information was acquired from TV which was the source for 34.8% of women. Conclusion:     Most   of   them   were   unaware   about   the   clinical   presentation    and complications  of the disease. Their preventive  measurements  practice were good