Research Article
TB Risk Perceptions among Medical Residents at a Tertiary Care Center in India
Table 1
Characteristics of medical residents responding to TB risk questionnaire.
| | Variables | Responded to only structured
questions | Responded to structured and open-ended |
| | Study participants: | 263 | 200 | | Mean age: years (SD) | 27.2 (3.6) | 27.3 (3.6) | | Male gender: /responses (%) | 147/263 (60) | 111/200 (56) | | Year of residency: /responses (%) | | First year | 97/263 (37) | 73/200 (36) | | Second year | 87/263 (33) | 66/200 (33) | | Third year | 79/263 (30) | 61/200 (31) | | Working 12 hours/day: /responses (%) | 115/251 (46) | 94/194 (49) | | Daily exposure to known TB patients or specimens: /responses (%) | 141/222 (64) | 104/168 (62) | | Assessed for TB in the past: /responses (%) | 40/254 (16) | 35/193 (18) | | Past history of TB: /responses (%) | 13/253 (5) | 12/193 (6) | | Know a resident colleague with TB: /responses (%) | 115/251 (46) | 94/194 (49) | | Concerned about being infected with TB at workplace: /responses (%) | 205/263 (78) | 161/200 (81) | | Concerned about being infected with drug-resistant TB at workplace: /responses (%) | 232/263 (88) | 183/200 (92) |
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of residents who responded to the open-ended question about TB risk concerns.
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