TB Risk Perceptions among Medical Residents at a Tertiary Care Center in India
Joint Authors
Kinikar, Aarti
Gupte, Nikhil
Suryavanshi, Nishi
Shelke, Sangita C.
Parande, Malan A.
Pardeshi, Geeta S.
Kadam, Dileep
Chandanwale, Ajay
Deluca, Andrea
Khobragade, Pranali
Basavaraj, Anita
Girish, Sunita
Farley, Jason
Bollinger, Robert C.
Source
Tuberculosis Research and Treatment
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-11-22
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
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.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Pardeshi, Geeta S.& Kadam, Dileep& Chandanwale, Ajay& Deluca, Andrea& Khobragade, Pranali& Parande, Malan A.…[et al.]. 2017. TB Risk Perceptions among Medical Residents at a Tertiary Care Center in India. Tuberculosis Research and Treatment،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Pardeshi, Geeta S.…[et al.]. TB Risk Perceptions among Medical Residents at a Tertiary Care Center in India. Tuberculosis Research and Treatment No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Pardeshi, Geeta S.& Kadam, Dileep& Chandanwale, Ajay& Deluca, Andrea& Khobragade, Pranali& Parande, Malan A.…[et al.]. TB Risk Perceptions among Medical Residents at a Tertiary Care Center in India. Tuberculosis Research and Treatment. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1205258
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1205258