| S.No |
Practices adopted in the management |
Government Practitioners |
Private Practitioners |
P Value |
| 1 |
Modality used for the diagnosis of TB patients
•Sputum examination
•X-ray
•Elisa/blood Examination
•Others
|
56
9
6
4 |
24
36
9
6 |
χ2 =30.00
df=3
p <0.0001 |
| 2 |
Modality used for follow up of TB patients
• Sputum examination
•X-ray
•Elisa/blood Examination
•Others
|
49
15
7
4 |
23
31
16
5 |
χ2 =18.59
df=3
p =0.0003 |
| 3 |
Places to get investigation done
•Govt./Pvt. accredited labs
•Private labs
|
68
7 |
18
57 |
χ2 =68.13
df=1
p <0.0001 |
| 4 |
Type of regime prescribed by you
•Alternate day regime
•Daily regime
|
69
6 |
14
61 |
χ2 =81.60
df=1
p <0.0001 |
| 5 |
Average duration of treatment required to treat a new smear positive cases
•<4 months
•4-6 months
•6-8 months
•> 8 months
|
5
36
22
12 |
8
29
25
13 |
χ2 =1.68
df=3
p =0.6419 |
| 6 |
Do you treat TB patients suffering from HIV
•Yes
•No
|
0
75 |
1
74 |
χ2 =1.01
df=1
p =0.3156 |
| 7 |
Do you have material to spread awareness about TB in community
•Yes
•No
|
73
2 |
69
6 |
χ2 =2.11
df=1
p =0.146 |
