Community- based approaches to improve tuberculosis services: observations from preintervention and postintervention surveys in a high TB burden disadvantaged community in India

Bhat, Jyothi and Sharma, Ravendra Kumar and Yadav, Rajiv and Malaisamy, Muniyandi and Mishra, Prashant and Nigam, Samridhi and Latha Lingala, Mercy Aparna and Gangadhar Rao, Vikas Community- based approaches to improve tuberculosis services: observations from preintervention and postintervention surveys in a high TB burden disadvantaged community in India. Community- based approaches to improve tuberculosis services: observations from preintervention and postintervention surveys in a high TB burden disadvantaged community in India, 80. pp. 45-48.

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Abstract

An alarmingly high prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) was reported among the Saharia tribe in Madhya Pradesh, India. A community- based intervention study was undertaken to improve TB case finding during 20182021. The interventions mainly comprised active case detection through village TB volunteers using advocacy, communication and social mobilisation activities. A preintervention and postintervention survey design was adopted to assess the impact of intervention. The prevalence declined from 1357 (95% CI 1206 to 1527) to 752 (95% CI 646 to 875) per 100 000 population (p<0.001). The study findings highlight the importance of innovative community- based approaches in controlling TB in high burden areas.

Affiliation:	ICMR-National Institute for Research in Tubercuosis
Item Type:	Article
URI:	http://eprints.nirt.res.in/id/eprint/2068

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