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ArticleTuberculosis research and treatment2017

TB Notification from Private Health Sector in Delhi, India: Challenges Encountered by Programme Personnel and Private Health Care Providers.

Mahasweta Satpati, Sharath Burugina Nagaraja, Hemant Deepak Shewade, Prabhakaran Ottapura Aslesh, Blesson Samuel, Ashwani Khanna, Sarabjit Chadha

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Article in Tuberculosis research and treatment, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.

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7 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Mahasweta SatpatiPopulation Services International (PSI), New Delhi, India.ORCID 0000-0003-2718-4244
Sharath Burugina NagarajaESIC Medical College and PGIMSR, Bangalore, India.
Hemant Deepak ShewadeInternational Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), South-East Asia Regional Office, New Delhi, India.
Prabhakaran Ottapura AsleshDepartment of Community Medicine, Academy of Medical Sciences, Pariyaram, Kerala, India.
Blesson SamuelWorld Vision India, New Delhi, India.
Ashwani KhannaState TB Office, New Delhi, India.
Sarabjit ChadhaInternational Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union), South-East Asia Regional Office, New Delhi, India.
ESI - Post Graduate Institute of Medical Science and Research · INNew Delhi Tuberculosis Center · INPopulation Services International · IN

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Abstract

objectiveTo identify the challenges encountered by private health care providers (PHCP) to notify tuberculosis cases through a programme developed web-based portal mechanism called "NIKSHAY."

resultsThe analysis resulted in identification of three broad themes: (a) system implementation by RNTCP: it emphasizes the TB notification process by the RNTCP programme personnel; (b) challenges faced by PHCP for TB notification with five different subthemes; and (c) perceived gaps and suggestions: to improvise the TB notification process for the private health sector. The challenges encountered by PHCP were mainly related to unsystematic planning and suboptimal implementation by programme personnel at the state and district level. The PHCP lacked clarity on the need for TB notification.

conclusionImplementation of TB notification among private health care providers requires systematic planning by the programme personnel. The process should be user-friendly with additional benefits to the patients.

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