The Tuberculosis Cascade of Care in India's Public Sector: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

India has 23% of the global burden of active tuberculosis (TB) patients and 27% of the world's "missing" patients, which includes those who may not have received effective TB care and could potentially spread TB to others. The "cascade of care" is a useful model for visualizing deficiencies in case detection and retention in care, in order to prioritize interventions.

Methods and findings

The care cascade constructed in this paper focuses on the Revised National TB Control Programme (RNTCP), which treats about half of India's TB patients. We define the TB cascade as including the following patient populations: total prevalent active TB patients in India, TB patients who reach and undergo evaluation at RNTCP diagnostic facilities, patients successfully diagnosed wi

SUBMITTER: Subbaraman R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5079571 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature