Role of triage audit in an ongoing differentiated TB care initiative to reduce deaths in Tamil Nadu, India.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

In the ongoing India's first state-wide differentiated TB care programme in Tamil Nadu (TN-KET), adults diagnosed with drug-sensitive TB at public facilities undergo triage. The adults with severe undernutrition, respiratory insufficiency, or poor performance status are prioritised for comprehensive assessment and inpatient care. Although the programme met triage coverage targets, 11 districts failed to achieve the goal of a 30% reduction in TB death rates. This study compares aggregate triage coverage with actual coverage and evaluates the quality of programme-reported triaging data against an investigator-led audit (repeat assessments in the field) within a few weeks of diagnosis.

Design

An ecological study using routine programme data (April 2022-June 2024) was

SUBMITTER: Jeyakumar A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12421824 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature