Determining the knowledge levels of secondary education students on tuberculosis before and after training

Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the results of the training about tuberculosis given to secondary school students and to compare the knowledge levels of the students who received the aforementioned training before and after the training depending on various variables. Materials and Methods: The universe of this descriptive study consists of 700 students studying in a secondary education institution affiliated with the Ministry of National Education in Adana. The sample, on the other hand, consisted of 600 students who are volunteered to participate in the study. Personal information form and tuberculosis information form are used as data collection tools in the study, and the data are obtained in the 20172018 academic year. Results: While females constitute 57.5% of 600 students participating in the study, males constitute 42.5%. The average age of the students is 16.45 +/- 1.08 years. The percentages of the tuberculosis knowledge level of the students before the training vary between 10 and 100 and the average is 59.31 +/- 15.61. The percentages of the tuberculosis knowledge level of the students after the training vary between 70 and 100 and the average is 95.30 +/- 7.35. The average percentage of tuberculosis knowledge level after training was found statistically significantly higher than that of the pre-training level. Conclusion: The increases in the correct answer to all questions in the questionnaire after the training compared to the pre-training level were found to be statistically significant.