Table 6 Supply and demand of training among tuberculosis (TB) health workers.
Type of TB health workers | Training demand | Training supply | Matching | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sample size | Top three most mentioned (%) | Sample size | Top three most mentioned (%) | ||
Doctors | 97 | Treatment for MDR-TB (83.5) | 136 | Treatment for common TB (90.4) | Yes |
TB radiology (78.4) | TB radiology (85.3) | Yes | |||
Treatment for common TB (70.1) | Treatment for common TB (85.3) | Yes | |||
Public health physicians | 65 | TB planning (73.4%) | 49 | TB planning (91.8) | Yes |
TB infection control (76.2) | TB management (89.8) | No | |||
TB surveillance (63.1%) | Treatment of common TB (75.5%) | No | |||
Primary care workers | 267 | Treatment for common TB (79.8) | 164 | Treatment for common TB (90.2) | Yes |
Treatment for MDR-TB (70.4) | TB case detection (72.6) | No | |||
TB management (66.7%) | TB management (83.5) | Yes | |||