Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It is spread through the air from people suffering from TB. A single patient can infect ten or more people in one year. TB remains a major public health problem in India, with the country accounting for 26% of all TB cases reported globally. In 2011, out of the estimated global annual incidence of 8.8...

OBJECTIVE To identify the challenges encountered by private health care providers (PHCP) to notify tuberculosis cases through a programme developed web-based portal mechanism called "NIKSHAY." Study Design. It is a descriptive qualitative study conducted at two revised national tuberculosis control programme (RNTCP) districts of New Delhi. The study included in-depth interviews of PHCP register...

Background: Tuberculosis is a global disease leading to cause death worldwide. The Revised National Control Programme (RNTCP), Directly Observed Treatment Short Course (DOTS), was launched reduce tuberculosis mortality, improve patient adherence treatment, and prevent the development of drug resistance. aim this study treatment outcome tuberculosis. an important indication control programme.&#x...

SETTING Under India's Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP), >15% of previously-treated patients in the reported 2006 patient cohort defaulted from anti-tuberculosis treatment. OBJECTIVE To assess the timing, characteristics, and risk factors for default amongst re-treatment TB patients. METHODOLOGY For this case-control study, in 90 randomly-selected programme units treat...

Background. Majority of the qualified medical practitioners in the country are in the private sector and more than half of patients with tuberculosis (TB) seek treatment from them. The present study was conducted with the objective of assessing the treatment modalities in pulmonary tuberculosis by the private physicians in Meerut City, Uttar Pradesh, India. Methods. A cross-sectional study was ...

OBJECTIVE Disease-specific programmes have had a long history in India and their presence has increased over time. This study has two objectives: first, it reports on the interaction between local health systems and key disease-specific programmes in India—National AIDS Control Program (NACP) (HIV/AIDS), Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program (RNTCP) (TB) and National Vector Borne Diseas...

BACKGROUND Majority of the qualified medical practitioners in the country are in the private sector and more than half of patients with tuberculosis (TB) seek treatment from them. The present study was conducted with the objective of assessing the treatment modalities in pulmonary tuberculosis by the private physicians in Meerut City, Uttar Pradesh, India. METHODS A cross-sectional study was ...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES The Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) provides free diagnostic and treatment services to all tuberculosis (TB) patients registered under it. Equitable access, implying a preference for the most hard-to-reach groups particularly for tribal areas, is a major concern for RNTCP. This study was conducted to assess the performance of RNTCP in terms of cas...

Tuberculosis is a major public health problem world-wide and its control continues to elude the brightest minds and to challenge the human and economic resources of countries around the world. Unless urgent action is taken, more than 15 million people including more than 4 million in India will die from tuberculosis in the next decade. Tuberculosis can be cured in nearly all patients. Directly ...

BACKGROUND In India, the Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) has adopted the strategy of examining two specimens during follow-up culture examinations to monitor the treatment response of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) patients. OBJECTIVES To determine the incremental yield of the second sputum specimen during follow-up culture examinations among patients with ...