Engaging Informal Private Health Care Providers for TB Case Detection: Experiences from RIPEND Project in India
Background. Informal (unqualified) health care providers are an important source of medical care for persons with presumptive TB (PPTB) in India. A project (titled RIPEND) was implemented to engage informal providers for the identification of PPTBs and TB patients in 4 districts of Telangana State,...
Main Authors: | Santosha Kelamane, Srinath Satyanarayana, Sharath Burugina Nagaraja, Vikas Panibatla, Ramesh Dasari, null Rajeesham, Amera Khan, Vishnuvardhan Kamineni |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2021-01-01
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Series: | Tuberculosis Research and Treatment |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2021/9579167 |
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