Tuberculosis Research Centre, Chennai (2008) Limitations of conducting community surveys to access the epidemiological impact of TB control programmes on the incidence of TB. Indian Journal of Tuberculosis, 55 (1). pp. 1-4. ISSN 0019-5705
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Abstract
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major health problem in India, and accounts for nearly 20-30% of the global TB burden. A comprehensive review1 in 1993 of the National TB Control Programme (NTP), present in our country for four decades, documented the failure of NTP due to various drawbacks. These included poor management of the TB control programme, over-reliance on X-rays, poor treatment adherence, under-utilization of laboratory services, poor supply of quality drugs, inadequate funding and lack of proper documentation and case reporting. The Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP), an application of the globally accepted WHO recommended Directly Observed Treatment Short-course (DOTS) strategy, was implemented in 1993 on a pilot basis, rapidly expanded from 1997 and achieved nation-wide coverage in March 2006.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Community Surveys, Epidemiological impact, TB Control Programmes INCIDENCE OF TB |
| Subjects: | Tuberculosis > Epidemiological Research |
| Divisions: | Epidemiology |
| Depositing User: | Dr. Rathinasabapati R |
| Date Deposited: | 19 May 2017 10:58 |
| Last Modified: | 19 May 2017 11:12 |
| URI: | http://eprints.nirt.res.in/id/eprint/862 |
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