Patients pathways to tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment in a fragmented health system: a qualitative study from a south Indian district.

Vijayashree YellappaPierre LefèvreTullia BattaglioliNarayanan DevadasanPatrick Van der Stuyft

Published in: BMC public health (2017)

India aims to achieve universal health care for TB. Our study findings help RNTCP to develop initiatives to promote early detection of TB, by involving PPs and private chemists and establish effective referral systems from private sectors to RNTCP.

Keyphrases

healthcare
mycobacterium tuberculosis
end stage renal disease
health insurance
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
primary care
prognostic factors
south africa
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes
pulmonary tuberculosis