RAPID APPRAISAL OF JUNIOR AND SENIOR RESIDENTS WITH RESPECT TO UTILITY OF CBNAAT IN SETTING TO TUBERCULOSIS ILLNESS

YADUVIR SINGH; AVINASH SURANA; BHARATHI KANNADASAN; SUNIL KUMAR; ABHISHEK SINGH

doi:10.22159/ajpcr.2023.v16i1.46406

Authors

YADUVIR SINGH Commanding Officer, Field Hospital Care of Agra Cantt, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India.
AVINASH SURANA Deputy Assistant Director Health (DADH), Deputy Assistant Director Health (DADH), Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.
BHARATHI KANNADASAN Department of Pathology, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, India.
SUNIL KUMAR Department of Community Medicine, Government Doon Medical College, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.
ABHISHEK SINGH Department of Community Medicine, SHKM Government Medical College, Mewat, Haryana, India. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8310-5996

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.22159/ajpcr.2023.v16i1.46406

Keywords:

CBNAAT, Hospital residents, Tuberculosis

Abstract

Objective: This study was rolled out to survey the understanding of junior and senior residents regarding utility of cartridge-based nucleic corrosive enhancement test (CBNAAT) in setting to tuberculosis (TB) ailment.

Method: The review was led among junior and senior resident specialists right now working at a medical college. Concentrate on subjects was evaluated utilizing a semi-organized poll. Information level of the subjects was arranged into three classes based on their insight score. Disposition was surveyed on a five-point Likert Scale.

Results: About 58.4% (n=70) occupants had acceptable information level. Members having postgraduate certification would be advised to information level (agreeable/great) when contrasted with those having MBBS degree. Positive affiliation was seen between information level with capability and long periods of involvement. About 64.16% (n=77) inhabitants rehearsed CBNAAT testing for TB location. About 38.33% (n=46) did not answer when gotten some information about number of tests being sent for CBNAAT testing consistently. Most normal sent example was sputum, trailed by discharge, and body liquids.

Conclusion: Practices for CBNAAT utilization stays low as reflected in the current review notwithstanding having great information scores. This brings up toward information practice gap. Measures should be taken with the goal that they set information up as a regular occurrence and fill the current information practice gap.

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Author Biographies

YADUVIR SINGH, Commanding Officer, Field Hospital Care of Agra Cantt, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Commanding Officer

AVINASH SURANA, Deputy Assistant Director Health (DADH), Deputy Assistant Director Health (DADH), Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India.

Deputy Assistant Director Health (DADH)

BHARATHI KANNADASAN, Department of Pathology, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, India.

Post Graduate, Department of Pathology

SUNIL KUMAR, Department of Community Medicine, Government Doon Medical College, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India.

Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine

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