title: [Knowledge and perception about tuberculosis among public transport workers in Lima, Peru].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the level of knowledge and perception of tuberculosis among public transport workers attending Road Safety Education courses in Lima, Peru.
  
  
  METHODS
  An observational, cross-sectional, analytic study was conducted between July and August 2014 in public transport workers attending the courses of Road Safety education. In Lima, such courses are mandatory for workers in the public transport area. An anonymous and voluntary survey was applied to obtain the following variables: sociodemographic characteristics, history of tuberculosis, tuberculosis knowledge and attitudes towards the disease. The factors associated to the risk perception of Tuberculosis infection were analysed using Poisson regression.
  
  
  RESULTS
  From 309 attendees, 216 surveys were analysed (69.9%). Of these, 88.4% were males, 3.2% had a history of tuberculosis. The most widely known symptom was cough with phlegm (44.4%), the most popular source of information was television (39.8%), and only 9.7% had any training about tuberculosis. A 41.2% of respondents believed that working in the public transport sector was an occupation with a high risk of tuberculosis infection. No significant association between risk perception of tuberculosis and sociodemographic characteristics was found.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  A considerable lack of knowledge about tuberculosis symptoms and a low perception of risk for tuberculosis exists among public transport workers in Lima. Education strategies directed to this population need to be implemented.
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad San Martín de Porres, Lima, Perú. Address: Leonidas Yerovi 297, San Isidro, Lima, Perú. Email: danitza_lukac@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Danitza
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Lukac
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad San Martín de Porres, Lima, Perú.
authors.forename: Octavio
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Garaycochea
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad San Martín de Porres, Lima, Perú.
authors.forename: Alvaro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Taype-Rondan
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad San Martín de Porres, Lima, Perú.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Luque Bustamante
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad San Martín de Porres, Lima, Perú.
authors.forename: André
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mujica-Vasquez
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Medicina Humana, Universidad San Martín de Porres, Lima, Perú.
authors.forename: Dario
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Zamora
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009784:Occupational Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D016273:Occupational Exposure / Q000009:adverse effects; D010568:Peru / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014186:Transportation; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords:  primary prevention;  public transport; pulmonary tuberculosis