Table 2 Knowledge of molecular diagnostics for MDR-TB comparing DTLCs and DACs
Molecular Technology | Characteristic | Sub Category | All | DTLCs | DACs | p - value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
GeneXpertMTB/RIF | Description. No. (%) | Understands | 37 (70) | 22 (81) | 15 (57) | 0.11 |
Intermediate understanding | 14 (26) | 5 (19) | 9 (35) | |||
Does not understand | 2 (4) | 0 (0) | 2 (8) | |||
| Â | Clinical application. No.(%) | Understands | 38 (72) | 24 (89) | 14 (54) | 0.015 |
Intermediate understanding | 13 (24) | 3 (11) | 10 (38) | |||
Does not understand | 2 (4) | 0 (0) | 2 (8) | |||
| Â | Result interpretation. No. (%) | Understands | 22 (42) | 16 (59) | 6 (23) | 0.014 |
Intermediate understanding | 15 (28) | 7 (26) | 8 (31) | |||
Does not understand | 16 (30) | 4 (15) | 12 (46) | |||
GenotypeMTBDRplus | Description. No. (%) | Understands | 10 (19) | 8 (30) | 2 (8) | 0.12 |
Intermediate understanding | 12 (23) | 5 (19) | 7 (27) | |||
Does not understand | 31 (58) | 14 (51) | 17 (65) | |||
Clinical application. No. (%) | Understands | 9 (17) | 8 (30) | 1 (4) | 0.36 | |
Intermediate understanding | 14 (26) | 7 (26) | 7 (27) | |||
Does not understand | 30 (57) | 12 (44) | 18 (69) | |||
Result interpretation. No.(%) | Understands | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0.15 | |
Intermediate understanding | 5 (9) | 1 (4) | 4 (15) | |||
Does not understand | 48 (91) | 26 (96) | 22 (85) |