Charkazi, A.R. Kouchaki, C. Nejad, M. Soleymani Gholizade, A.H. 2010 The increasing incidence of tuberculosis TB is a major concern to public health policy makers. To assess knowledge about TB and the DOTS strategy among medical students in a high incidence area of the Islamic Republic of Iran, a questionnaire designed around the national TB programme guidelines was given to 80 interns in Golestan and Mazandaran medical schools in December 2007. The overall mean knowledge score was 1.80 SD 1.61 items correct out of 15. Knowledge about diagnosis, treatment and monitoring was especially poor. There were no ...