Indicators to ensure treatment initiation of all diagnosed sputum positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients under tuberculosis control programme in India
| Autor: | Lavanya Jayabal, Asha Frederick, Sanjay Mehendale, Velayutham Banurekha |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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| Zdroj: | Indian Journal of Community Medicine, Vol 42, Iss 4, Pp 238-241 (2017) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 0970-0218 1998-3581 |
| DOI: | 10.4103/ijcm.IJCM_361_16 |
| Popis: | Background: Pretreatment loss to follow-up (PTLFU) is used as performance indicator of Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) of India. Objective: To document the PTLFU, identify additional indicators and examine documentation of all the diagnosed sputum positive pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) patients under RNTCP. Methodology: Tuberculosis (TB) laboratory, referral for treatment registers, and referral forms were perused for information on sputum positive PTB patients diagnosed from January to June 2014, in 3 TB Units in Chennai. Results: PTLFU was 24% (572 out of 2361). However, in pursuance with the principle of ensuring that all diagnosed patients must be started on treatment following referral, it was inflated to 44% (1046 out of 2361). Conclusion: The existing PTLFU indicator does not reflect the proportion of treatment initiation of all diagnosed smear-positive PTB patients. We propose additional indicators for monitoring referral and treatment initiation of all diagnosed sputum positive PTB patients. |
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