Standard for TB care in India (STCI) guidelines- A study on knowledge, attitude and practice among junior doctors of a tertiary care hospital of Kolkata
Journal Title: Journal of Preventive Medicine and Holistic Health - Year 2018, Vol 4, Issue 1
Abstract
Introduction Standards for TB Care in India was produced in 2014 which set out the standard of TB treatment and TB testing diagnosis in India that should be provided by the RNTCP in all parts of the countryObjectives to assess the knowledge attitude and practices regarding Standards for TB Care in India STCI guidelines among junior doctors in a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital of KolkataMaterials and Methods An institutionbased observational descriptive study crosssectional in design was conducted among 244 junior doctors of a tertiary care Government Teaching Hospital of Kolkata from May 2016 to June 2016 using a pre designed pre tested structured questionnaireResults Though junior doctors had satisfactory knowledge about symptoms of presumptive TB diagnosis they had unsatisfactory knowledge regarding drug regimen follow up sputum diagnosis of MDR TB XDR TB and TB HIV they had positive attitude regarding seriousness of TB and regular upgradation of TB knowledge and had discordant practices regarding drug regimen duration of treatment and TB notificationConclusions Structured and periodic training and retraining to ensure continuity of correct knowledge is need of the hourKeywords STCI Junior doctors Knowledge Attitude Practice
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Debasish Sinha, Mausumi Basu, Abhishek De, Kajari Bandyopadhyay, Sitikantha Banerjee
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