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. 2011 Dec 19;39(5):1248–1255. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00125611

Table 3– Prevalence of inappropriate tuberculosis (TB) regimens, incorrect dose and incorrect duration of TB treatment in different types of healthcare workers (HCWs).

First author [ref.] Prevalence %
Inappropriate regimen Incorrect dose Incorrect duration
HCWs in private setting
 Ahmed [36] >41
 Auer [39] 91 Rifampicin 9, isoniazid 84, pyrazinamide 88, ethambutol 57
 Ayaya [45] 77
 Chakaya [46] 92
 Dato [47] 22 33
 Datta [30] 79
 Greaves [28] 58
 Hurtig [31] 49 31
 Khan [34] 74 Rifampicin 24, isoniazid 17, pyrazinamide 48, ethambutol 49 Rifampicin 50, isoniazid 48, pyrazinamide 39, ethambutol 47
 Mahendradhata [37] 73
 Portero [40] 89
 Roy [24] 70
 Shah [32] 100 99
 Shimeles [44] 90
 Shirzadi [41] 66 46 50
 Udwadia [25] 20 64
HCWs in public and private setting
 Nshuti [48] 76
 Suleiman [47] 93
 Vandan [29] No data Rifampicin 22, isoniazid 78, pyrazinamide 47, ethambutol 72 16
Medical students or interns
 Bai [20] 83
 Khan [21] 48
 Rajpal [27] >55 70
HCWs setting not specified
 Agarwal [23] 81 0
 Bhalla [26] <25 50
 Cirit [43] 81 65
 Deveci [42] No data 52
 Hashim [22] No data 13
 LoBue [50] 11 26
 Rizvi [33] 33 87
 Shehzadi [35] 70
 Yu [38] 8 5