Patients pathways to tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment in a fragmented health system: a qualitative study from a south Indian district

• Autori principali: Vijayashree Yellappa (Autore), Pierre Lefèvre (Autore), Tullia Battaglioli (Autore), Narayanan Devadasan (Autore), Patrick Van der Stuyft (Autore)
• Natura: Libro
• Pubblicazione: BMC, 2017-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Soggetti: article
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Abstract Background India's Revised National Tuberculosis (TB) Control Programme (RNTCP) offers free TB diagnosis and treatment. But more than 50% of TB patients seek care from private practitioners (PPs), where TB is managed sub-optimally. In India, there is dearth of studies capturing experie...