Suleiman, B.A. Houssein, A.I. Mehta, F. Hinderaker, S.G. 2003 A cross sectional study assessed the knowledge and practices of registered practitioners in management of tuberculosis TB in north western Somalia. Of 100 registered doctors, 53 were interviewed. Of these, 32 64 had treated TB patients during the previous year, but only 1 had notified the authorities, 33 66 knew the most important symptoms and 32 64 identified sputum smear microscopy as the most important diagnostic test. Only 4 doctors prescribed the correct regimen and only 7 advocated direct observation. Suboptimal knowledge was ...