Evaluation of the Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (DR-TB) management component under the National Tuberculosis Elimination Program (NTEP) in Kerala, India, 2021-22
Prioritizing the establishment of a district DR-TB treatment center and sputum transport mechanism, posting a clinical psychologist dedicated to counseling patients on therapy, and training all categories of staff on DR-TB management guidelines will significantly contribute to improving program outcomes.
Authors
- Raman Swathy Vaman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0709-4110)
- Madhanraj Kalyanasundaram (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5591-9805)
- Narayana Pradeepa
- Manoj Murhekar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1720-7628)
- Malu Mohan
Institutions
- National Institute of Epidemiology (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Lung India
- Published
- 2024-12-24
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4103/lungindia.lungindia_355_24
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.56