?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.title=Knowledge+and+Attitude+of+DOT+Providers+in+Tuberculosis+Unit+of+Patiala&rft.creator=Kaur%2C+A&rft.creator=Balgir%2C+RS&rft.creator=Kaur%2C+P&rft.creator=Gupta%2C+V&rft.subject=Online+Journal+of+Health+and+Allied+Sciences&rft.description=Introduction%3A+The+Revised+National+Tuberculosis+Control+Programme+(RNTCP)+has+been+implemented+in+the+country+for+close+to+a+decade+now.+DOT+providers+are+primarily+responsible+for+the+success+of+the+programme+at+the+field+level+by+giving+a+VIP+status+to+the+patient+in+the+programme.+The+present+study+is+an+attempt+to+know+the+knowledge+and+attitude+of+DOT+providers+about+TB+and+its+treatment.+Material+and+methods%3A+A+pre-tested+questionnaire+was+used+to+seek+information+from+DOT+providers+about+their+knowledge+and+attitude+regarding+tuberculosis%2C+RNTCP+and+DOTS.+The+analysis+of+association+between+knowledge+regarding+TB+and+training+status+of+the+DOT+provider+was+done+using+chi-+square+test.+Results%3A+Out+of+50+DOT+providers+37+(74%25)+were+females+and+13+(26%25)+were+males.+On+statistical+analysis+the+knowledge+about+treatment+schedule+between+trained+%26+untrained+DOT+Providers+was+found+to+be+highly+Significant.+Conclusions%3A+The+study+highlights+the+need+for+training+and+reorientation+courses+for+DOT+providers+regarding+TB.+Constant+monitoring+and+supervision+is+required+by+trained+staff+in+Tuberculosis+Unit.&rft.publisher=BS+Kakkilaya&rft.contributor=Kakkilaya%2C+Dr+Srinivas&rft.date=2012-07-25&rft.type=Journal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)&rft.type=PeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8891%2F1%2F2012-2-3.pdf&rft.identifier=++Kaur%2C+A+and+Balgir%2C+RS+and+Kaur%2C+P+and+Gupta%2C+V++(2012)+Knowledge+and+Attitude+of+DOT+Providers+in+Tuberculosis+Unit+of+Patiala.++%5BJournal+(On-line%2FUnpaginated)%5D++++(Unpublished)++&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Fcogprints.org%2F8891%2F