PREPAREDNESS OF DOCTORS FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF TUBERCULOSIS IN TERMS OF HIGH SPREADING HIV-INFECTION

Abstract

Objective: to study the knowledge of general practitioners and general practitioners (family medicine) on the identification and early diagnosis of tuberculosis in conditions of high HIV prevalence. Materials and methods. The source of information was the results of an anonymous one-step survey by questioning 140 general practitioners and general practitioners (family medicine) on issues that determine the level of knowledge and readiness to apply them in practice according to the requirements of the order of the Ministry of Health of Russia № 951 of December 29, 2014 «On Approval of Methodological recommendations for improving the diagnosis and treatment of respiratory tuberculosis». Questionnaires included 13 questions of a closed type. Statistical analysis was performed using the SPSS-17 computer application package. Results and its discussion. The obtained data demonstrated an insufficient level of knowledge of the interviewed specialists in the field of early diagnosis of tuberculosis infection, especially in patients with HIV infection, which justifies the need for training of physicians providing medical care in the framework of primary health care in the early detection of tuberculosis, including patients with HIV infection.