Implementing active surveillance for TB-The views of managers in a resource limited setting, South Africa.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The achievement of the World Health Organization's END TB goals will depend on the successful implementation of strategies for early diagnosis and retention of patients on effective therapy until cure. An estimated 150,000 cases are missed annually in South Africa. It is necessary to look at means for identifying these missed cases. This requires the implementation of active surveillance for TB, a policy adopted by the National Department of Health.

Aim

To explore the views of managers of the TB program on the implementation of active surveillance for TB in the resource constrained setting of the Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Methods

A descriptive, explorative, thematically analysed qualitative study based on 10 semi-structured interviews of managers of the T

SUBMITTER: Ajudua FI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7531829 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature