Table 1. Summary of data extracted from literature.
| Author (year) | Location (province/territory) |
Setting | Provider | Medical practice | Study population (response rate) |
Data collection method | Sampling method | ISTC Standards measured (see Table 2) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ahmed et al. (2009) [20] | Taluka Thatta (Sindh) | Rural | Private | Allopathic | 22 primary care doctors (44%) | Questionnaire | Convenience | 1, 2, 8, 10, 13 |
| Arif et al. (1998) [21] | Karachi (Sindh) | Urban | Private | Allopathic | 229 patients | Questionnaire & patient records | Random | 2, 8, 10 |
| Fatima et al. (2014) [22] | Rawalpindi, Khushab, Lodhran & Rajanpur (Punjab); Larkana & Mirpurkhas (Sindh); Swat, Buner & Battgram (Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa); Zhob, Lasbella & Washuk (Balochistan) | Urban & Rural | Private | Allopathic | 1700 practitioners incl. GPs, hospital physicians & medical assistants (90%) | Patient records | Random | 2 |
| Hussain et al. (2005) [23] | Rawalpindi (Punjab) | Urban | Private | Allopathic | 53 GPs, specialists & other doctors | Prescription records & standardised patient | Random | 8 |
| Khan et al. (2003) [24] | Karachi (Sindh) | Urban | Private | Allopathic | 120 GPs (85.1%) | Questionnaire | All in population included | 1, 2, 8, 10, 13 |
| Khan et al. (2005) [25] | Karachi (Sindh) | Urban | Private | Allopathic | 120 general practitioners | Questionnaire | All in population included | 2, 8, 10, 13 |
| Khan & Hussain (2003) [27] | Karachi (Sindh) | Urban | Private | Allopathic | 362 patients | Patient & pharmacy records | Random | 8 |
| Marsh et al. (1996) [28] | Karachi & Hyderabad (Sindh) | Urban | Private | Allopathic & non-allopathic | 68 general practitioners & 152 patients | Questionnaire | Non-random | 2, 8, 10 |
| Rizvi & Hussain (2001) [29] | Karachi (Sindh) | Urban | Private | Allopathic | 150 general practitioners | Questionnaire | Random | 1, 2, 8, 10 |
| Shah et al. (2003) [30] | Lahore & Rawalpindi (Punjab) | Urban | Private | Allopathic | 245 doctors | Questionnaire | Random | 1, 2, 8, 10, 13 |
| Shehzadi et al. (2005) [31] | Gilgit, Skardu & Hunza (Gilgit Baltistan), Haripur, Peshawar & Abbotabad (Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa) |
Urban & Rural | Private | Allopathic | 88 general practitioners | Questionnaire & pharmacy records | Convenience | 2, 10 |
Characteristics of 11 studies on knowledge and practices in relation to TB care which were included in systematic review, following quality assessment