“Differentiated care is not a matter of feasibility but a necessity”- service providers’ perception on initiating a comprehensive tuberculosis care package (CCp-K) to reduce deaths in Kerala, India
The interest holders perceived the CCp-K model to be relevant and feasible. However, Kerala should overcome the barriers of inadequate inpatient referral centers by establishing designated TB care facilities, leveraging existing collaboration with private partnerships, and strengthening the social support system.
Authors
- Serah Mamachan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5666-299X)
- Mathew Joseph Valamparampil (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2855-5166)
- Annadurai Jeyakumar
- Jose Vincent (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7982-304X)
- Raman Swathy Vaman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0709-4110)
- R Sudha
- Amruta Radhakrishnan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-0140-2693)
- Dina Nair
- Hemant Deepak Shewade
- Kalaiselvi Selvaraj
- Greshma Chandrasekharan Nair
- Anjali Vannadil
- Jeen Melfha
Institutions
- Madurai Medical College (IN)
- Amala Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
- Sree Chitra Thirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology (IN)
- National Institute of Epidemiology (IN)
- Institute of Applied Dermatology (IN)
- National Institute of Research in Tuberculosis (IN)
- Health Action by People (IN)
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences (IN)
- Bangalore Medical College and Research Institute (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Health Services Research
- Published
- 2025-10-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-025-13413-1
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- World Health Organization
- Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
- Indian Council of Medical Research
- International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
- All-India Institute of Medical Sciences
- National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis