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Assessment of knowledge and practice of private practitioners regarding tuberculosis control in Ethiopia

Author(s) -

Solomon Abebe Yimer,

Carol HolmHansen,

Gunnar Bjune

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

the journal of infection in developing countries

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.322

H-Index - 49

eISSN - 2036-6590

pISSN - 1972-2680

DOI - 10.3855/jidc.1927

Subject(s) - medicine , private practice , short course , tuberculosis , family medicine , private sector , cross sectional study , test (biology) , developing country , pediatrics , paleontology , pathology , economics , biology , economic growth

Ethiopia has a growing private health sector. In recent years, the directly observed treatment short course (DOTS) strategy was initiated in selected private health facilities in the country. The objective of the present study was to assess knowledge and practice of private practitioners in tuberculosis (TB) control in Amhara Region, Ethiopia.

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