Knowledge, attitudes and practices on tuberculosis in undergraduate medical interns of seventeen Latin American countries, 2018
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Keywords
tuberculosis, knowledge, attitudes and practices, medical education, Latin america
Abstract
Objective: To determine the knowledge, attitudes and practices on tuberculosis in the undergraduate internal doctors of seventeen countries of Latin America during 2018. Material and Methods: A non-experimental, descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out. Internal undergraduate doctors from universities in argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Nicaragua, Peru, Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Uruguay and Venezuela were included. Results: 3750 undergraduate internal doctors entered the study, of which 51.57% were male, 84% reported having been vaccinated from BCG, the overall knowledge was low at 61.15%. Regarding attitudes and practices, 78.50% have ever received the Mantoux test, and 63.20% have ever observed at least one case of tuberculosis. Conclusion: In general, global knowledge was low, however, good attitudes and practices, however, strategies to reinforce infectious diseases with high prevalence, such as tuberculosis, are still required.
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