Knowledge and practices of medical students to prevent tuberculosis transmission in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Conocimientos y prácticas de los estudiantes de medicina para prevenir la transmisión de la tuberculosis en Río de Janeiro, Brasil

Knowledge and practices of medical students to prevent tuberculosis transmission in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Conocimientos y prácticas de los estudiantes de medicina para prevenir la transmisión de la tuberculosis en Río de Janeiro, Brasil

OBJECTIVES: To describe knowledge, practices, and associated factors of medical students to prevent transmission of tuberculosis (TB) in five medical schools. METHODS: Cross-sectional survey of undergraduate medical students in preclinical and in early and late clinical years. Information was obtain...

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Main Authors: Eleny Guimarães Teixeira, Dick Menzies, Antonio Jose Ledo Alves Cunha, Ronir Raggio Luiz, Antonio Ruffino-Netto, Marcio Samara Scartozzoni, Poliana Portela, Anete Trajman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pan American Health Organization 2008-10-01
Series:Revista Panamericana de Salud Pública
Subjects:
Conocimientos, actitudes y prácticas en salud
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
infección hospitalaria
Brasil
Health knowledge, attitudes, practice
nosocomial infections
Brazil
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