Table 1 Level of understanding about MT amongst FP's and their differences by gender and number of TB patients seen in a month
From: Family physicians understanding about Mantoux test: A survey from a high endemic TB country
Questions | FPs responded correctly (%) | Gender (%) | p-value | Number of TB patients seen in a month (%) | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | < 5 | ≥ 5 | ||||
Should MT be used as a diagnostic test to detect active TB? | 66.6 | 64.6 | 68.3 | 0.38 | 64.9 | 68.3 | 0.56 |
What is the route of administration of M.T.? | 73.0 | 67.7 | 78.3 | 0.05 | 75.3 | 70.7 | 0.17 |
How many tuberculin units should be injected? | 29.6 | 33.3 | 25.9 | 0.13 | 29.9 | 29.3 | 0.57 |
After how many hours tuberculin reaction should be read? | 62.9 | 66.7 | 59.1 | 0.15 | 59.8 | 66.0 | 0.19 |
How tuberculin reaction should be measured? | 61.7 | 67.7 | 55.7 | 0.08 | 55.7 | 67.7 | 0.02 |
What is the cutoff for positivity of MT in non HIV patients? | 41.5 | 44.8 | 38.2 | 0.19 | 34 | 49.0 | 0.02 |
What is the cutoff for positivity of MT in HIV patients? | 31.4 | 31.1 | 31.7 | 0.54 | 28.9 | 33.9 | 0.20 |
How will you manage an asymptomatic patient with MT ≥15 mm? | 50.9 | 57.3 | 44.5 | 0.04 | 46.4 | 55.4 | 0.08 |
Does negative MT exclude TB? | 89.3 | 85.4 | 93.2 | 0.04 | 89.7 | 88.9 | 0.45 |
What are the causes of negative M.T.? | 30.2 | 33.3 | 27.1 | 0.19 | 30.9 | 29.5 | 0.26 |
Overall score | |||||||
Good | 57.9 | 60.4 | 55.4 | 0.26 | 51.5 | 64.3 | 0.07 |