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Table 2 Comparison of knowledge scores between public and private physicians in urban Pakistan

From: How well can physicians manage Tuberculosis? A Public-Private sector comparison from Karachi, 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)

 
  1. *p-value <0.05 was considered as significant.
  2. Knowledge scores regarding diagnosis and management of TB patient: Good (≥75%), Fair (50.1-74.99%) and Poor (≤50).
  3. Knowledge scores regarding counseling and contact screening of TB patient: Good (≥50%) and Poor (<50%).
  4. 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.
  5. 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).