Health Condition 1: A15-A19- Tuberculosis
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: Intensified Case finding to promote early case detection, treatment adherence, contact tracing and preventive therapy through innovative approaches. The symptomatic cases identified wi
Sponsors
Indian Council of Medical Research
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Efforts will be made to include all cases as defined below: -Participants (symptomatics/TB suspects) of all age groups and of both genders -Contacts of TB patients on treatment since last 6 months (from Nikshay) -All symptomatics and contacts of TB index cases Confirmed TB cases that have not yet started TB treatment and newly diagnosed patients and not having started treatment,are also eligible for the TB elimination programme -All patients who have been detected for any TB (EPTB) within 6 months will be included -All contacts of TB index cases including House Hold Contact(HHC) for screening and diagnosis of any TB
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: All cases other than inclusion criteria, are excluded
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Site specific additional gaps, barriers and challenges in implementation of NTEP activities in the selected district/area will be identified and other novel interventional strategies based on newly identified challenges will be developed and implemented in community to strengthen NTEP and novel case finding, treatment, adherence and preventive strategies at local level will be implemented.Timepoint: 24 Months | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Reasons for perceived and enacted social stigma for TB in selected communities will be assessed and interventional strategies based in the novel identified gaps, barriers and challenges as per the community settings including migratory population will be developed.Timepoint: 24 Months | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Manjeet Singh Chalga
Indian Council of Medical Research
Outcome results
None listed