Are they there yet? Linkage of patients with tuberculosis to services for tobacco cessation and alcohol abuse - a mixed methods study from Karnataka, India

• Main Authors: Nagendra Navya (Author), Kathiresan Jeyashree (Author), Akshaya Kibballi Madhukeshwar (Author), Tanu Anand (Author), Abhay Subashrao Nirgude (Author), Badarudeen Mohammad Nayarmoole (Author), Petros Isaakidis (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Tobacco use and alcohol abuse are associated with higher risk of tuberculosis (TB) infection, progression to active TB and adverse treatment outcomes among patients with TB. Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) treatment guidelines (2016) require the documentat...