Tuberculosis notification in a private tertiary care teaching hospital in South India: a mixed-methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

India contributes approximately 25% of the 'missing' cases of tuberculosis (TB) globally. Even though ~50% of patients with TB are diagnosed and treated within India's private sector, few are notified to the public healthcare system. India's TB notification policy mandates that all patients with TB are notified through Nikshay (TB notification portal). We undertook this study in a private hospital to assess the proportion notified and factors affecting TB notifications. We explored barriers and probable solutions to TB notification qualitatively from health provider's perspective.

Study setting

Private, tertiary care, teaching hospital in Bengaluru, South India.

Methodology

This was a mixed-methods study. Quantitative component comprised a retrospective rev

SUBMITTER: Siddaiah A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6377518 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature