Assessment of knowledge and practice of private practitioners regarding tuberculosis control in Ethiopia

Introduction: Ethiopia has a growing private health sector. In recent years, the directly observed treatment short course (DOTS) strategy was initiated in selected private health facilities in the country. The objective of the present study was to assess knowledge and practice of private practition...

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Published in:	Journal of Infection in Developing Countries
Main Authors:	Solomon A Yimer, Carol Holm-Hansen, Gunnar Bjune
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	The Journal of Infection in Developing Countries 2011-11-01
Subjects:	tuberculosis private practitioners Knowledge Ethiopia
Online Access:	https://jidc.org/index.php/journal/article/view/1927

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