title: Use of a multiple choice questionnaire to stimulate TB officers to read the TB manual in Malawi.
abstract: Forty-four tuberculosis (TB) officers who attended the National TB Seminar were given a multiple choice questionnaire (MCQ), based on information in the TB manual. They were asked to complete the MCQ in their hospitals, using the manual, and return it within 6 weeks to the Central Unit. Thirty-one (70%) officers returned completed MCQs. There was negative marking for incorrect answers. The mean mark was 69%. Twelve (39%) officers scored 80% or higher and four (13%) scored below 50%. MCQ assessments may be a useful way of stimulating TB officers to read TB manuals and other guidelines.
authors.affiliation: Community Health Science Unit, National Tuberculosis Control Programme, Lilongwe, Malawi.
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Salaniponi
authors.forename: J H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kwanjana
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Gondwe
authors.forename: A D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Harries
mesh_terms: D002983:Clinical Competence; D006282:Health Personnel / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008295:Malawi; D008370:Manuals as Topic; D009042:Motivation; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D011932:Reading; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy