None listed
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Intervention package for all allopathic PPs in Kunigal taluka (Intervention taluka) and Intervention package for all RPPs in Kunigal Taluka: Total duration of intervention is 12 months
Sponsors
Institute of Public Health
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. All for-profit allopathic Private Practitioners and Retail Private Pharmacists practicing permanently in the study areas. 2. PPs working in the government sector in the morning hours and running their private practice in the evening hours.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. PPs practicing in study areas less than once per week. 2. PPs practicing AYUSH system of medicine. 3. PPs practicing allopathy without any proper formal qualification.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. The proportion of PPs and RPPs referring presumptive TB cases to the RNTCP. 2.The proportion of allopathic PPs notifying TB cases on private treatment to RNTCP in the intervention group versus comparison group at the end of the intervention. 3. The number of referrals and notifications per PP per year in the intervention arm compared to control arms. 4. The number of referrals per an intervention RPP per year compared to control arm Timepoint: Feb 2017 Feb 2018 | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| 1. Proportion of PPs and RPPs become DOTS provider in intervention arm versus control, and between baseline and endline 2. Proportion of RPPs maintaining TB drugs dispense record properly between intervention arm and control armTimepoint: Feb 2017- Feb 2018 | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactVijayashree Holalkere Yellappa
Institute of Public Health
Outcome results
None listed