Saulat Ullah Khan, Shamshad Rasul, Masood Ul Haq, Khalid Ch, Khalid Waheed, Tayyab Ali.
Survey of knowledge of General Practitioners for the diagnosis and treatment of Tuberculosis in Lahore, Pakistan.
Pak J Chest Med Jan ;7(3):9-11.

Tuberculosis is a common health problem in Pakistan and doctors at all levels deal with it. A questionnaire survey was performed among one hundred doctors in various parts of Lahore to investigate the knowledge of general practitioners regarding the diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis. In a suspected case of tuberculosis, 80% would recommend x-ray chest, 10% would advise sputum examination and rest would depend on ESR and Mycodot test. Ten percent of doctors were giving anti-tuberculous chemotherapy according to body weight. 5% of doctors were aware of drug resistance, 20% were doing health education, 90% claimed to try to update their knowledge through medical representatives and medical conferences. Among private practitioners there is marked reliance on chest x-ray, Mantoux test, ESR and Mycodot test. Sputum examination being neglected. There is lack of emphasis on proper health education. There is a dire need to impart training to doctors regarding tuberculosis in general and drug resistance in particular and providing free or subsidized diagnostic facilities.

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