ArticleJournal of family medicine and primary care2020
Performance of revised national tuberculosis control program in Bihar: A situational analysis.
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- TB notification rates across parliamentary constituencies in India: a step towards data-driven political engagement.Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundMonitoring of a program is a continuous assessment of certain key indicators of it through periodic reports. The efficiency of a health program is assessed by comparing its achievements with the expectations.
methodsThe study was conducted based on the annual TB report of India for the year 2018 in order to monitor (Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program) RNTCP performance in the Bihar State and its various districts.
resultsCase notification rate of various districts Bihar was far below the national average of 138 per lakh. Considering treatment initiation, the performance of various districts of Bihar were less than national figures (79.0%). In newly diagnosed TB cases, the treatment success rate of Bihar was 73%. This performance was more compared to Uttar Pradesh (66.0%) but less compared to Jharkhand (92.0%), West Bengal (88.0%), and national data (79.5%). Considering human resources, the total human resources in the states of Bihar (61.9%) and Jharkhand (58.3%) were similar. However, in Bihar, there was a vast shortage of ground-level staff [i.e. (senior treatment supervisor) STS, (senior TB lab supervisor) STLS, (public-private mix) PPM Co-ordinator, and (TB health visitor) TBHV)].
conclusionIt was found that Bihar was one of the less performing states in RNTCP with a vast shortage of ground-level staff and low overall treatment success rate compared to its neighboring states. Stringent monitoring and evaluation in every step of the program implementation should be done in order to improve RNTCP performance in Bihar.
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