Table 2.
Comparison of knowledge scores between public and private physicians in urban Pakistan
|
Knowledge |
Public |
Private |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| n = 100 (%) | n = 96 (%) | ||
|
Diagnosis of CAT 1 patients | |||
| Good |
20 (20.0) |
19 (20.0) |
0.559 |
| Fair |
47 (47.0) |
52 (54.0) |
|
| Poor |
33 (33.0) |
25 (26.0) |
|
|
Management of CAT 1 patients | |||
| Good |
35 (35.0) |
46 (48.0) |
0.160 |
| Fair |
41 (41.0) |
28 (29.0) |
|
| Poor |
24 (24.0) |
22 (23.0) |
|
|
Counseling of patients | |||
| Good |
59 (59.0) |
56 (58.0) |
0.495 |
| Poor |
41 (41.0) |
40 (42.0) |
|
|
Contact screening | |||
| Good |
54 (54.0) |
41 (43.0) |
0.044* |
| Poor |
46 (46.0) |
55 (57.0) |
|
|
Diagnosis of CAT-2 patients | |||
| Good |
18 (18.0) |
10 (10.5) |
0.298 |
| Fair |
30 (30.0) |
35 (36.5) |
|
| Poor |
52 (52.0) |
51 (53.0) |
|
|
Management of CAT-2 patients | |||
| Good |
38 (38.0) |
20 (21.0) |
0.028* |
| Fair |
30 (30.0) |
33 (34.0) |
|
| Poor | 32 (32.0) | 43 (45.0) | |
*p-value <0.05 was considered as significant.
Knowledge scores regarding diagnosis and management of TB patient: Good (≥75%), Fair (50.1-74.99%) and Poor (≤50).
Knowledge scores regarding counseling and contact screening of TB patient: Good (≥50%) and Poor (<50%).
CAT 1: Includes new cases of smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis or smear negative pulmonary tuberculosis with extensive parenchymal involvement or seriously ill extra pulmonary tuberculosis.
CAT 2: Includes previous treatment for more than four weeks in the past, and is found sputum smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis. This category includes: relapse, failure, treatment after default, and others (with smear positive).