Implementing timeliness metrics for household contact tracing and TB preventive treatment through TB champions in the public sector, India: an explanatory mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

A '7-1-7' timeliness metric, developed for hastening the response to infectious disease outbreaks/pandemics, was adapted to improve screening and managing household contacts (HHCs) of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) patients. The feasibility, enablers, challenges and utility of implementing this modified metric through TB Champions (TB survivors) for HHC management were assessed.

Design

This was an explanatory mixed-methods study with a cohort design (quantitative) followed by a descriptive design with focus group discussions (qualitative).

Setting

The study was conducted within routine programmatic settings in public health facilities in six districts from three states of India.

Participants

In total, 595 drug-susceptible index pulmonary TB patients reg

SUBMITTER: Nair D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12588006 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature