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Correction

Correction: Mohammed et al. Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice towards Tuberculosis among Taif University Students. Healthcare 2023, 11, 2807

by
Eilaf A. Mohammed
1,
Huriyyah A. Alotaibi
1,
Joud F. Alnemari
1,
Meznah S. Althobiti
1,
Shumukh S. Alotaibi
1,
Ashraf A. Ewis
2,
Azza A. K. El-Sheikh
3 and
Sayed F. Abdelwahab
4,*
1
College of Pharmacy, Taif University, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
2
Department of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, Umm Al-Qura University, Makkah 21912, Saudi Arabia
3
Basic Health Sciences Department, College of Medicine, Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, P.O. Box 84428, Riyadh 11671, Saudi Arabia
4
Department of Pharmaceutics and Industrial Pharmacy, College of Pharmacy, Taif University, Taif 21944, Saudi Arabia
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Healthcare 2024, 12(2), 180; https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12020180
Submission received: 8 December 2023 / Accepted: 21 December 2023 / Published: 11 January 2024
In the original publication [1], a mistake was published in Table 6. The numbers and percentages for the marital status “single” were incorrect. The correct numbers are shown below in the updated version of Table 6. The authors state that the scientific conclusions are unaffected. This correction was approved by the Academic Editor. The original publication has also been updated.

Reference

  1. Mohammed, E.A.; Alotaibi, H.A.; Alnemari, J.F.; Althobiti, M.S.; Alotaibi, S.S.; Ewis, A.A.; El-Sheikh, A.A.K.; Abdelwahab, S.F. Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice towards Tuberculosis among Taif University Students. Healthcare 2023, 11, 2807. [Google Scholar] [CrossRef] [PubMed]
Table 6. Assessment of the knowledge score of the study participants towards TB.
Table 6. Assessment of the knowledge score of the study participants towards TB.
VariableKnowledge Score N (%)
Excellent
n = 165
(19.4%)
Good
n = 386
(45.5%)
Poor
n = 298
(35.1%)
p-Value
Gender 0.142
Male53 (19.7%)110 (40.9%)106 (39.4%)
Female112 (19.3%)276 (47.6%)192 (33.1%)
Age (years) <0.001
18–2032 (10.3%)153 (49.2%)126 (40.5%)
21–24125 (25.6%)208 (42.5%)156 (31.9%)
≥258 (16.3)25 (51.0%)16 (32.7%)
Nationality 0.292
Saudi161 (19.5%)378 (45.8%)286 (34.7%)
Non-Saudi4 (16.7%)8 (33.3%)12 (50.0%)
Type of College <0.001
Medical Colleges #134 (31.3%)197 (45.9%)98 (22.8%)
Science and Engineering Colleges #17 (8.0%)97 (45.5%)99 (46.5%)
Humanities, Education, etc. #14 (6.8%)92 (44.4%)101 (48.8%)
Educational level <0.001
1st and 2nd29 (9.8%)141 (47.8%)125 (42.4%)
3rd and 4th72 (19.5%)168 (45.7%)128 (34.8%)
5th and 6th and above64 (34.4%)77 (41.4%)45 (34.2%)
Marital status 0.916
Single157 (19.5%)366 (45.5%)281 (35.0%)
Married +8 (17.8%)20 (44.4%)17 (37.8%)
Smoking 0.245
Non-smoker151 (20.2%)339 (45.4%)257 (34.4%)
Smoker *14 (13.7%)47 (46.1%)41 (40.2%)
Do you know people who have/had TB? 0.02
Yes9 (15.3%)37 (62.7%)13 (22.0%)
No156 (19.7%)349 (44.2%)285 (36.1%)
# Medical Colleges include Medicine, Dentistry, Pharmacy, and Applied Medical Sciences. Science and Engineering Colleges include Science, Engineering, Computer Science and Information Technology, Design and Applied Arts. Humanities, Education, Sharia and Administrative Colleges include Sharia and Regulations, Business Administration, Literature, Education, and Applied Colleges. Bold numbers indicate statistical significance. + is married plus Divorced/Widow, * is smokers and ex-smokers.
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Mohammed, E.A.; Alotaibi, H.A.; Alnemari, J.F.; Althobiti, M.S.; Alotaibi, S.S.; Ewis, A.A.; El-Sheikh, A.A.K.; Abdelwahab, S.F. Correction: Mohammed et al. Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice towards Tuberculosis among Taif University Students. Healthcare 2023, 11, 2807. Healthcare 2024, 12, 180. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12020180

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Mohammed EA, Alotaibi HA, Alnemari JF, Althobiti MS, Alotaibi SS, Ewis AA, El-Sheikh AAK, Abdelwahab SF. Correction: Mohammed et al. Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice towards Tuberculosis among Taif University Students. Healthcare 2023, 11, 2807. Healthcare. 2024; 12(2):180. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12020180

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Mohammed, Eilaf A., Huriyyah A. Alotaibi, Joud F. Alnemari, Meznah S. Althobiti, Shumukh S. Alotaibi, Ashraf A. Ewis, Azza A. K. El-Sheikh, and Sayed F. Abdelwahab. 2024. "Correction: Mohammed et al. Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice towards Tuberculosis among Taif University Students. Healthcare 2023, 11, 2807" Healthcare 12, no. 2: 180. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12020180

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