Engaging private practitioners and Ayurvedic practitioners in Bilaspur, India: did it increase TB case detection?

Trained private practitioners (PPs) and Ayurvedic (APs) to find 'missing' TB cases

From:
Department for International Development
Published
1 June 2016
Country:
India
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Health
Authors:
Bhardwaj, R.R., Oeltmann, J.E., Ravichandra, C, Chadda, V.K., Das, M., Kumar, A.M.V.

Abstract

Trained private practitioners (PPs) and Ayurvedic practitioners (APs) - Indian system of medicine - to identify patients with presumptive TB and refer them to sputum microscopy centres.

This research was supported by the UK Department for International Development’s Operational Research Capacity Building Programme led by the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (The Union)

Citation

Bhardwaj, R. R.; Oeltmann, J. E.; Ravichandra, C.; Chadda, V. K.; Das, M.; Kumar, A. M. V. (2016) Engaging private practitioners and Ayurvedic practitioers in Bilaspur, India: did it increase TB case detection? Public Health Action, Volume 6, Number 2, 21 June 2016, pp. 154-156(3) International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease DOI: https://doi.org/10.5588/pha.16.0079

Engaging private practitioners and Ayurvedic practitioers in Bilaspur, India: did it increase TB case detection?

Published 1 June 2016
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