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  • Title: Treatment practices in pulmonary tuberculosis by private sector physicians of Meerut, Uttar Pradesh.
    Author: Yadav A, Garg SK, Chopra H, Bajpai SK, Bano T, Jain S, Kumar A.
    Journal: Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci; 2012; 54(3):161-3. PubMed ID: 23008922.
    Abstract:
    BACKGROUND: Majority of the qualified medical practitioners in the country are in the private sector and more than half of patients with tuberculosis (TB) seek treatment from them. The present study was conducted with the objective of assessing the treatment modalities in pulmonary tuberculosis by the private physicians in Meerut City, Uttar Pradesh, India. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried out covering all the private physicians (graduates and postgraduates in Medicine and Chest Diseases) registered under the Indian Medical Association, Meerut Branch (n = 154). The physicians were interviewed by a pre-designed and pre-tested questionnaire about the treatment modalities practiced by them. RESULTS: Only 43.5% private physicians had attended any Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) training in the past five years. Only 33.1% of them were aware of the International Standards of Tuberculosis Care (ISTC). Fifty-three different regimens were used to treat the patients. Majority of physicians (76%) prescribed daily regimens while 24% administered both daily and intermittent treatment. None of the private physicians prescribed exclusive intermittent regimen. Eighty-seven different treatment regimens were used for the treatment of multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) with none of them prescribing standard treatment under RNTCP. CONCLUSION: As majority of private practitioners do not follow RNTCP guidelines for treating TB, there is an urgent need for their continued education in this area.
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