How well can physicians manage Tuberculosis? A Public-Private sector comparison from Karachi, Pakistan

Table 3 Comparison of knowledge scores between National TB Control Program (NTP) trained and untrained physicians in urban Pakistan

Knowledge	NTP Training	No NTP Training	p-value
	n = 61 (%)	n = 135 (%)
Diagnosis of CAT 1 patients
Good	22 (36.0)	18 (13.0)	<0.001^*
Fair	29 (47.5)	69 (51.0)
Poor	10 (16.5)	48 (36.0)
Management of CAT 1 patients
Good	33 (54.0)	47 (35.0)	0.007^*
Fair	21 (34.5)	49 (36.0)
Poor	7 (11.5)	39 (29.0)
Counseling of patients
Good	36 (59.0)	78 (58.0)	0.512
Poor	25 (41.0)	57 (42.0)	0.512
Contact screening
Good	30 (49.0)	65 (48.0)	0.506
Poor	31 (51.0)	70 (52.0)	0.506
Diagnosis of CAT-2 patients
Good	17 (28.0)	11 (8.0)	<0.001^*
Fair	18 (29.5)	47 (35.0)
Poor	26 (42.5)	77 (57.0)
Management of CAT-2 patients
Good	29 (47.5)	29 (21.5)	0.001^*
Fair	17 (28.0)	46 (34.0)	0.001^*
Poor	15 (24.5)	60 (44.5)

*p-value <0.05 was considered as significant.
Knowledge scores regarding diagnosis and management of TB patient: Good (≥75%), Fair (50.1-74.99%) and Poor (≤50).
Knowledge scores regarding counseling and contact screening of TB patient: Good (≥50%) and Poor (<50%).
CAT 1: Includes new cases of smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis or smear negative pulmonary tuberculosis with extensive parenchymal involvement or seriously ill extra pulmonary tuberculosis.
CAT 2: Includes previous treatment for more than four weeks in the past, and is found sputum smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis. This category includes: relapse, failure, treatment after default, and others (with smear positive).

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