結核指定医療機関における地域DOTSの実施状況に関する研究
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Objectives: We conducted a survey of tuberculosis(TB) treatment and community Directly Observed Therapy Shortcourse(DOTS) on doctors at the medical facilities designated for TB treatment in Tama area, Tokyo in order to reveal community DOTS current status and issues and to help cooperation with public health centers and medical institutions in the future.Methods: A self-administered questionnaire was sent to 500 medical institutions by stratified random sampling of each public health centers region by postal mail.Results: We received 287(57.4%) replies. Of these, 169(59.5%) had no chance to care for TB patients in the past two years. 48.8% of doctors knew DOTS. 2.8% have already conducted DOTS. 18.7% want to conducted DOTS. In contrast, 51.2% had some problems and 27.2% had no plan to conducted DOTS. Correlation was admitted in the knowledge of DOTS and the possibility of conducting DOTS, of using medication diary. Participation rate in seminar of clinics tends to be lower than those of hospital.Conclusion: It is necessary to provide a tool by which doctors can study about new TB knowledge in their free time.
- 2011-10-00