ArticleTropical medicine and infectious disease2024
Situation Analysis of Early Implementation of Programmatic Management of Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment among Household Contacts of Pulmonary TB Patients in Delhi, India.
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- Challenges in implementing preventive treatment for latent tuberculosis infection: a narrative review from provider and demand-side perspectives.Frontiers in public health · 2025Pooled it
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- Lessons learned from implementing a large-scale contact investigation and TB preventive treatment project in India.IJTLD open · 2026Article
- Context-dependent risk stratification using a tuberculin skin test induration threshold of ≥ 15 mm in school tuberculosis screening in Hangzhou, China: a historical cohort study.Tropical medicine and health · 2026Article
- Progression to active TB post-TB preventive treatment among household contacts in India: Axshya Plus project (2021-2024).IJTLD open · 2026Article
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- Reappraising TB preventive treatment in India: programmatic and ethical implications of subclinical tuberculosis in household contacts.The Lancet regional health. Southeast Asia · 2026Review
- Identifying missed opportunities in tuberculosis preventive treatment care cascade: Analysis of programme data from Maharashtra, India.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
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- Advancing tuberculosis elimination in India: A qualitative review of current strategies and areas for improvement in tuberculosis preventive treatment.IJID regions · 2025Review
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Abstract
Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment (TPT) is a powerful tool for preventing the TB infection from developing into active TB disease, and has recently been expanded to all household contacts of TB cases in India. This study employs a mixed-methods approach to conduct a situational analysis of the initial phase of TPT implementation among household contacts of pulmonary TB patients in three districts of Delhi, India. It was completed using a checklist based assessments, care cascade data, and qualitative analysis. Our observations indicated that organizational structure and planning were established, but implementation of TPT was suboptimal with issues in drug availability and procurement, budget, human resources, and training. Awareness and motivation, and shorter regimen, telephonic assessment, and collaboration with NGOs emerged as enablers. Apprehension about taking TPT, erratic drug supply, long duration of treatment, side effects, overburden, large population, INH resistance, data entry issues, and private provider reluctance emerged as barriers. The study revealed potential solutions for optimizing TPT implementation. It is evident that, while progress has been made in TPT implementation, there is room for improvement and refinement across various domains.
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