Assessing the quality of tuberculosis care using routine surveillance data: a process evaluation employing the Zero TB Indicator Framework in Mongolia.
Ariunzaya SaranjavChristina ParisiXin ZhouKhulan DorjnamjilTumurkhuyag SamdanSumiya ErdenebaatarAltantogoskhon ChuluunTserendagva DalkhGantungalag GanbaatarMeredith B BrooksDonna SpiegelmanDavaasambuu GanmaaJohn Lucian DavisPublished in: BMJ open (2022)
The Zero TB Framework provided a feasible and adaptable approach for using routine surveillance data to evaluate the quality of TB care and identify associated individual and health system factors. Future research should evaluate strategies for collecting process indicators more efficiently; gather qualitative data on explanations for low-quality care; and deploy quality improvement interventions.