Tuberculosis Risk among Medical Trainees, Pune, India

Basavaraj, Anita; Chandanwale, Ajay; Patil, Akhil; Kadam, Dileep; Joshi, Samir; Gupte, Nikhil; McIntire, Katie; Jain, Deepali; Dalal, Hamza; Badave, Rohan Ramesh; DeLuca, Andrea N.; Gupta, Amita; Bollinger, Robert C.; Mave, Vidya

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“…Out of which 3 cases were isoniazid-resistant, 1 was multidrug-resistant, and 1 case had fulminant hepatitis post TB treatment. 8 Medical students possibly have increased risk because of increased duration of exposure to TB patients in the hospital. Another study from India stated a 4-fold higher prevalence of TB infection among older medical students (i.e., >23 years of age) compared with younger medical students (18-20 years of age).…”

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“…Past studies also have emphasized the immediate need for education and implementation of infection control measures to safeguard medical students from TB. 8,10 Medical students still are in need of continuing educational programs regarding treatment and control of TB. Thus, creating awareness at student and community level could play a vital role in control and prevention of TB.…”

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A study on knowledge, awareness and preventive practice about tuberculosis among medical students in Udaipur, India

Doshi

Baghel

et al. 2019

Int J Basic Clin Pharmacol

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Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a highly lethal infectious disease causing huge health burden worldwide, commonly involving the respiratory system. Medical students should also be empowered to impart awareness and reduce stigma related to TB. The objective of this study was to evaluate whether educational intervention would affect the level of TB awareness, knowledge, attitude and preventive practice of TB among medical students.Methods: The present study was carried out among the second year medical college students of Pacific Institute of Medical Sciences, Udaipur, India (n=142). A multiple-choice questionnaire of 45 questions was designed in English language, for pre- and post-tests. A 30-minute visual health education was given on TB and the assessment of knowledge, attitude and preventive practice of TB was done by a pre-test and post-test questionnaire.Results: Out of the total 150 student, 142 participated in the study making the response rate 94.66%. The total mean percentage of correct answers for TB knowledge was 48.59 (±20.44) which improved to 69.33 (±17.74) post-training. The total mean percentage of right attitude was 63.036 (±16.46) which improved to 77.06 (±15.58) post-training. The total mean percentage of correct answer for preventive practice were provided by 67.036 (±12.90) which changed to 79.50 (±12.01) post-training. There was significant difference in the knowledge, attitude and preventive practice of students in pre- and post-training tests (p=0.001).Conclusions: Our findings revealed that medical students had poor knowledge. A simple TB education session had a positive influence on knowledge, attitude and preventive practices about TB among them.

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A study on knowledge, awareness and preventive practice about tuberculosis among medical students in Udaipur, India

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Baghel

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Int J Basic Clin Pharmacol

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“…Having come across patients with TB and knowing another resident with TB reinforces this perception. A study conducted in this institute has reported that medical trainees in India are at risk of TB, including MDR TB [ 18 ]. Fear of death, duration, and side effects of the treatment regimens and hospitalization have been reported in this study.…”

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“…Recently a study estimated TB incidence of 3,279 per 100,000 person years among resident doctors in a tertiary care center in India [ 18 ]. In our study at the same institute which was conducted to assess the resident doctors' attitudes toward TB patients, only 49% reported feeling compassion for and desire to help TB patients.…”

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TB Risk Perceptions among Medical Residents at a Tertiary Care Center in India

Pardeshi

Kadam

Chandanwale

et al. 2017

Tuberculosis Research and Treatment

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Setting Government tertiary health care center in India. Objective To understand the perceptions of medical residents about their risk of developing TB in the workplace. Design Cross-sectional study in which a semistructured questionnaire which included an open-ended question to assess their main concerns regarding TB in workplace was used to collect data. Results Out of 305 resident doctors approached, 263 (94%) completed a structured questionnaire and 200 of these responded to an open-ended question. Daily exposure to TB was reported by 141 (64%) residents, 13 (5%) reported a prior history of TB, and 175 (69%) respondents were aware of TB infection control guidelines. A majority reported concerns about acquiring TB (78%) and drug-resistant TB (88%). The key themes identified were concerns about developing drug-resistant TB (n = 100; 50%); disease and its clinical consequences (n = 39; 20%); social and professional consequences (n = 37; 19%); exposure to TB patients (n = 32; 16%); poor infection control measures (n = 27; 14%); and high workload and its health consequences (n = 16; 8%). Conclusion Though many resident doctors were aware of TB infection control guidelines, only few expressed concern about lack of TB infection control measures. Doctors need to be convinced of the importance of these measures which should be implemented urgently.

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“…6 According to a study conducted in Pune, there is a 15-fold higher estimated incidence of tuberculosis among the medical trainees than in the community. 7 There is a drastic public health consequence of active TB in the medical trainees. They can transmit the infection secondarily to their peers, patients and family members.…”

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Impact of educational intervention on the tuberculosis knowledge among the medical students, Chennai

Manoharan¹,

Chellaiyan²,

Jasmine³

et al. 2019

Int J Community Med Public Health

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Background: Knowledge of tuberculosis has recognized as important tool to prevent the occupational risk of contracting tuberculosis among the medical students. Though tuberculosis health education has been recognized in the medical college’s curriculum, the studies suggest the lack of knowledge of this killer disease among the medical students. This study was conducted with objective to assess level of knowledge of tuberculosis among the medical students and impact of education intervention on their knowledge.Methods: A quasi experimental study was conducted in a tertiary care teaching hospital, Chennai from January to March 2019 with a sample size of 119. The participants were assessed using a pre-tested, semi- structured questionnaire. An educational intervention was given through audio visual aid and post-test was conducted after one month. The median scores were calculated and Wilcoxon signed ranks test was applied.Results: Among the study participants, the mean age was 20.32±0.7 years. There was a significant improvement in the adequate knowledge of etiology, risk factors, clinical features and treatment following health education intervention. The post-test median score was statistically significant in all the domains of knowledge.Conclusions: The study showed poor existing knowledge of tuberculosis among the medical students which improved with an educational intervention which implies a need to revamp the undergraduate curriculum to improve the knowledge and practices among medical students.

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Tuberculosis Risk among Medical Trainees, Pune, India

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A study on knowledge, awareness and preventive practice about tuberculosis among medical students in Udaipur, India

A study on knowledge, awareness and preventive practice about tuberculosis among medical students in Udaipur, India

TB Risk Perceptions among Medical Residents at a Tertiary Care Center in India

Impact of educational intervention on the tuberculosis knowledge among the medical students, Chennai

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