Low tuberculosis knowledge among HIV-infected patients in a high HIV prevalence region within Southeast India

Post Date:

2013-03-21

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Publication:

Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care

Summary:

Setting: A private multispecialty hospital in Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India.

Methods: A survey of knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions adapted from a pretested questionnaire was administered to 128 HIV-infected adults, from July to August 2008.

Citation:

Arora N, Vadrevu R, Chandrasekhar A, Gupta A. Low tuberculosis knowledge among HIV-infected patients in a high HIV prevalence region within Southeast India. J Int Assoc Phys. 2013 Mar 21; 12(2):84-9.

Staff:

Amita Gupta, MD, MHS

Collaborators:

University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ
Sai Sudha Hospital, Kakinada, Andhra Pradesh, India
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA