Bridging the “know-do” gap to improve active case finding for tuberculosis in India: A qualitative exploration into national tuberculosis elimination program staffs’ perspectives
The existing national ACF guidance should be revised to emphasize capacity building, need to carry out ACF in high-risk (not general) population, quality control-linked incentives, and regular implementation monitoring of the activities. This should contribute towards better coverage and improved quality translating into better ACF outcomes.
Authors
- Dheeraj Tumu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3741-2298)
- Amar N. Shah
- Kiran Rade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7601-0780)
- Devika Shanmugasundaram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9551-9547)
- Sanjay K. Mattoo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9711-321X)
- Venkatesh Roddawar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5748-0349)
- Joshua Chadwick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8636-0634)
- S. Kiran Pradeep (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-0593-7123)
- Manoj Murhekar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1720-7628)
- P. Ravichandran (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9221-2251)
- Hemant Deepak Shewade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8242-1911)
- Swati Iyer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9735-9120)
- G. Kiruthika
- Aniket Chowdhury (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1464-9447)
- Raghuram Rao
- Bhavin Vadera (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0902-2575)
Institutions
- World Health Organization - Pakistan (PK)
- National Institute of Epidemiology (IN)
- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- PLoS ONE
- Published
- 2024-11-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0309750
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.56
Funders
- United States Agency for International Development
- Indian Council of Medical Research
- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare