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ArticleTanaffos2019

Educational Needs Assessment of General Practitioners in Tuberculosis Control and Management.

Somaye Sohrabi, Yalda Soleiman Ekhtiari, Sareh Shakerian

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Article in Tanaffos, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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  2. Barriers and gaps in tuberculosis care and treatment in Iran: A multi-center qualitative study.Journal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases · 2023
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Somaye SohrabiSchool of Management and Medical Education, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Yalda Soleiman EkhtiariSocial Determinants of Health Research Center, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Sareh ShakerianDepartments of Community Based Education of Health Sciences, School of Management and Medical Education, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran.
Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences · IR

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Abstract

backgroundTuberculosis is one of the top 10 causes of mortality worldwide. It is also the leading cause of death in HIV-positive patients. In this study, we aimed to assess the educational needs of general practitioners regarding tuberculosis in the North Health Center of Tehran, Iran. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis quantitative and qualitative study was conducted in 2017. In the quantitative phase, 31 general practitioners from the North Health Center of Tehran were included. The educational needs assessment was performed using the knowledge assessment and self-assessment scales. Data were entered in SPSS version 21 and analyzed using descriptive tests and Pearson's correlation coefficient test. In the qualitative phase, data were collected by interviewing six managers of tuberculosis monitoring program and analyzed using the content analysis method.

resultsThe mean score of the knowledge assessment scale was 22.8±6.4. The most and the least important educational needs were related to treatment and general information about tuberculosis, respectively. Moreover, tuberculosis treatment and general information about tuberculosis were the most and the least important educational needs in the self-assessment scale, respectively. There was a poor correlation between the mean scores of self-assessment scale and knowledge assessment scale regarding tuberculosis prevention (P=0.01, r=0.27). Also, a moderate correlation was found regarding tuberculosis screening (P=0.001, r=0.56). However, no significant correlation was found in terms of general information (P=0.31), diagnosis (P=0.43), and treatment (P=0.29) of tuberculosis. Five major themes were extracted in the qualitative phase of the study, including "training time", "educational content", "educational references", "teaching method", and "organizational factors".

conclusionAn appropriate educational program should be developed for general practitioners in form of continuing education and educational reform.

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Educational needsGeneral practitionerTuberculosis

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