Perceptions of Private Medical Practitioners on Tuberculosis Notification: A Study from Chennai, South India.

BACKGROUND:The Government of India declared TB as a notifiable disease in 2012. There is a paucity of information on the government's mandatory TB notification order from the perspective of private medical practitioners (PPs). OBJECTIVE:To understand the awareness, perception and barriers on TB...

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Main Authors: Beena Elizabeth Thomas, Banurekha Velayutham, Kannan Thiruvengadam, Dina Nair, Sukendu Bikas Barman, Lavanya Jayabal, Senthanro Ovung, Soumya Swaminathan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4731139?pdf=render