Mysore Medical College & Research Institute, Mysore, Karnataka *Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi Is Awareness of DOTS among Medical Practitioners in Mysore a Worry? Mudassir Azeez Khan , Sonal Agarwal, Vinayaknagaraja, Ganraj Bhat, Ghazal Dutta, Ashwini B. R., Abhinit Kumar *
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Mysore Medical College & Research Institute, Mysore, Karnataka
*Safdarjung Hospital, New Delhi
Is Awareness of DOTS among Medical Practitioners in Mysore a Worry?
Mudassir Azeez Khan, Sonal Agarwal, Vinayaknagaraja, Ganraj Bhat, Ghazal Dutta, Ashwini B. R., Abhinit Kumar *
BACKGROUNDBACKGROUNDRNTCP introduced in 1993
March 2006 – 100% DOTS Coverage by RNTCP
DOTS – Major Public Health Breakthrough
OBJECTIVESOBJECTIVES1. To study the extent of awareness of DOTS.
2. To compare DOTS awareness and usage among doctors based on criteria like:
Their graduation before or after the inclusion of DOTS in curriculum
The type of health centre they work in Their field of specialty
3. Impact of DOTS related myths and misconceptions among doctors.
METHODOLOGYMETHODOLOGYA cross-sectional comparative study
Subjects – 311/401 Registered Medical Practitioners in Mysore District who come across TB patients
Scope based Questionnaire preparation & Data Gathering
Statistical analysis using chi square test
THE BREAK-UPTHE BREAK-UP
WORK SET-UPWORK SET-UP
FIELD OF SPECIALTY FIELD OF SPECIALTY
THE PRE- & POST- THE PRE- & POST- RNTCP ERARNTCP ERA
BASIC INFORMATION BASIC INFORMATION ABOUT DOTSABOUT DOTS
THOSE WHO DO THOSE WHO DO PRACTICE DOTSPRACTICE DOTS
WHY NOT DOTS WHY NOT DOTS FOR ALL?FOR ALL?
THOSE WHO DO NOT THOSE WHO DO NOT PRACTICE DOTSPRACTICE DOTS