ArticlePublic health action2024
Quality of comprehensive assessment among severely ill TB patients referred after triaging in southern India.
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- Comprehensive assessment of adults severely ill with TB referred after triage in Tamil Nadu, India.Public health action · 2026Article
- A Qualitative Exploration into a Statewide Differentiated TB Care Initiative Aimed at Reducing TB Deaths.Indian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine · 2026Article
- Reduction in TB Death Rate in Dharmapuri, Karur, and Villupuram Following Tamil NaduIndian journal of community medicine : official publication of Indian Association of Preventive & Social Medicine · 2026Article
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- Role of triage audit in an ongoing differentiated TB care initiative to reduce deaths in Tamil Nadu, India.Public health action · 2025Article
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To reduce TB deaths, Tamil Nadu, a southern Indian state, implemented the first state-wide differentiated TB care strategy starting April 2022. Triage-positive severely ill patients are prioritised for comprehensive assessment and inpatient care. Routine program data during October-December 2022 revealed that documentation of total score after comprehensive assessment was available in only 39%, possibly indicating poor quality of comprehensive assessment. We confirmed this using operational research. The case record form to record comprehensive assessment was used only in 26% and among these, the completeness and correctness in filling out the form were sub-optimal. There is a clear need to enhance the quality of comprehensive assessments.
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