Awareness of management of pulmonary multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) among private practitioners in suburban areas of Pune city, India: Input for developing an educational tool.

ABSTRACT: Private practitioners (PPs) play a major role in caring for people with tuberculosis (TB) in India. At the same time, PPs have limited access to continuing medical education and oversight especially with regards to recent changes in the management of multi-drug resistant (MDR- TB). As a part of a larger study aimed at developing an educational tool for improving multidrug-resistant TB management, we conducted a baseline knowledge assessment of MDR-TB among PPs in suburban areas of Pune City, India. This study with a cross-sectional design was conducted during July 2022 to May 2023 among 100 PPs, who either refer and/treat TB and MDR-TB cases in Pimpri-Chinchwad Municipal Corporation (PCMC) areas of Pune in Maharashtra State. The inquiry was made using an interview schedule focused on suspi

SUBMITTER: Atre S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12443276 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature