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A cross-sectional survey of the knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding tuberculosis among general practitioners working in municipalities with and without asylum centres in eastern Norway

BMC health services research, 2018-12, Vol.18 (1), p.987-987, Article 987 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

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Title:
A cross-sectional survey of the knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding tuberculosis among general practitioners working in municipalities with and without asylum centres in eastern Norway
Author: Aadnanes, Oddvar ; Wallis, Selina ; Harstad, Ingunn
Subjects: Adult ; Analysis of Variance ; Attitude of Health Personnel ; Attitudes ; Care and treatment ; Cities ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; Diagnosis ; Education ; Epidemiology ; Family physicians ; Female ; General practitioners ; General Practitioners - psychology ; General Practitioners - standards ; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ; Humans ; Immigration ; Incidence ; Knowledge ; Knowledge, attitudes and practice (KAP) ; Male ; Medical personnel ; Middle Aged ; Noncitizens ; Norway ; Patients ; Physicians ; Population ; Primary care ; Public Health ; Questionnaires ; Refugee Camps ; Refugees ; Surveys ; Surveys and Questionnaires ; Tuberculosis ; Tuberculosis (TB) ; Tuberculosis - prevention & control
Is Part Of: BMC health services research, 2018-12, Vol.18 (1), p.987-987, Article 987
Description: The number of tuberculosis (TB) cases in Norway is increasing due to immigration from countries with high TB prevalence and few studies have been conducted on general practitioners' (GPs) knowledge of TB in low incidence countries. The main purpose of this study was to explore knowledge, attitudes and practices of TB among Norwegian GPs using a modified Knowledge Attitude Practice (KAP) survey template. A cross-sectional survey of 30 questions was distributed by email using SurveyMonkey to GPs working in municipalities either with or without an asylum reception centre in Eastern Norway (GPwAS or GPw/oAS). The questionnaire assessed demographic data and had 14 questions on TB knowledge and 7 questions on attitudes and practices. Descriptive and inferential analysis of the data was carried out using SPSS 18. One hundred ninety five GPs responded and 42% worked in a municipality with an asylum reception centre. There was no significant difference between the two GP groups in relation to demographic variables (all p-values > 0.2). GPwAS were more experienced in diagnosing TB patients compared to GPw/oAS (63.4% vs 44.2%, p = 0.008). There was no significant differences in participation in TB training between the two groups (8.5% vs 7.6%, p = 0.71). The majority of GPs (69%) did not consider TB as a major public health threat and misconceptions of TB epidemiology were identified. Overall, 97 (49.7%) GPs had good TB knowledge level and good TB knowledge level was associated with experience in diagnosing TB patients (p = 0.001) and recent TB training (p = 0.015). Gaps in TB knowledge and awareness among GPs in Norway need to be addressed if GPs are to be more involved in TB management and prevention in the future. TB training had an effect on the GPs knowledge level and GPwAS had more experience with TB patients but our survey revealed no major differences in KAP between GPwAS and GPw/oAS.
Publisher: England: BioMed Central Ltd
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 1472-6963
EISSN: 1472-6963
DOI: 10.1186/s12913-018-3792-4
PMID: 30572893
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A cross-sectional survey of the knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding tuberculosis among general practitioners working in municipalities with and without asylum centres in eastern Norway

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