Variable | Public | Private | All | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
 | n = 100 (%) | n = 96 (%) | n = 196 (%) |  |
Age in years | ||||
20-35 | 29 (29.0) | 46 (48.0) | 75 (38.0) | 0.038* |
36-50 | 46 (46.0) | 25 (26.0) | 71 (36.0) | Â |
>50 | 25 (25.0) | 25 (26.0) | 50 (26.0) | Â |
Sex | Â | |||
Male | 56 (56.0) | 66 (69.0) | 122 (62.0) | 0.452 |
Female | 44 (44.0) | 30 (31.0) | 74 (38.0) | Â |
Qualification | Â | |||
MBBS | 46 (46.0) | 55 (57.0) | 101 (51.5) | 0.50 |
Diploma/Fellow | 54 (54.0) | 41 (43.0) | 95 (48.5) | Â |
Years of practice | ||||
≤10 years | 37 (37.0) | 59 (61.5) | 96 (49.0) | 0.001* |
>10 years | 63 (63.0) | 37 (38.5) | 100 (51.0) | Â |
NTP Training | ||||
Yes | 29 (29.0) | 32 (33.0) | 61 (31.0) | 0.255 |
No | 71 (71.0) | 64 (67.0) | 135 (69.0) | Â |
Follow DOTS methodology | ||||
Yes | 47 (47.0) | 50 (52.0) | 97 (50.0) | Â |
No | 36 (36.0) | 30 (32.0) | 66 (33.0) | 0.388 |
Don’t know | 17 (17.0) | 16 (16.0) | 33 (17.0) |  |
Opinion regarding involvement of private physicians in TB Dots program | ||||
Yes | 91 (91.0) | 87 (91.0) | 178 (91.0) | Â |
No | 5 (5.0) | 4 (4.0) | 9 (4.5) | 0.254 |
Don’t know | 4 (4.0) | 5 (5.0) | 9 (4.5) |  |