ABSTRACT
Background: The management of full term course of Tuberculosis at DOTS centres and achieving the desired goals of RNTCP is a major challenge. As the treatment is of long duration so the staffs and patients and their relatives need a great cooperation for the accomplishment of treatment. Also there are many factors which influence proper functioning of the DOTS centre and patient care. It is very important to know the challenges and successes of DOTS centres and hence it is decided to take up this study. Objective: To identify the challenges and success of DOTS centre, the difficulties faced by the patients and staffs of the centre and to suggest recommendations for better functioning of the DOTS centre. Material and Method: The present descriptive study was conducted in DOTS centre of Urban Health Training Centre, Department of Community Medicine, IMS BHU, Varanasi. The staff members and the patients of the DOTS centre were included in the study. This study was conducted for a period of two and half months. Tabulation of data is done in terms of frequency; percentage and use of Microsoft office excel for analysis. Result: The Sunderpur DMC is a part of Sunderpur Tuberculosis Unit at a sub-district level, which is under the Varanasi District Tuberculosis Centre. Total 6 DOT centre is present under the Sunderpur DMC and Sunderpur DOT Centre is one of them. Some major challenges that found at the Sunderpur DMC cum DOT centre were the lack of hand washing facilities, lack of clean drinking water facility and lack of Binocular microscope at the DMC.