Perceptions of Private Practitioners Regarding Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program- A Cross-sectional Study in Sonepat, Haryana
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ABSTRACT
Background:
A substantial proportion of tuberculosis patients either take treatment from private care providers or first-time visit private hospitals to diagnose tuberculosis. Hence the role of private providers is too essential to ignore to realize the ambition of tuberculosis elimination in India. Aim andObjectives:
To understand the perception of private practitioners of Sonepat district of Haryana state regarding. Setting andDesign:
A cross-sectional study was done among the private practitioners of the Sonepat district of Haryana Methods andMaterial:
78 randomly selected practitioners from the list provided by the district health authority were interviewed using a pretested semi-structured questionnaire. The ethics committee of the study institute approved the study. Statistical analysis used Descriptive analysis in terms of proportion and percentages was conducted.Results:
One-third of the study participants were in the age group of 30-40 years. Half of the practitioners were reportedly practicing medicine for less than twenty years. A significant proportion agreed that the government could not single-handedly eliminate tuberculosis without collaborating with private providers. Mostly agreed on the effectiveness of Tuberculosis regimens under the program; however, over-relying on the sputum examination was perceived as a negative component of the program.Conclusions:
Private providers understand their pivotal role in tuberculosis-related programs. However, their full participation has not been realized in the program.
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IMSEAR (Asie du Sud-Est)
Année:
2023
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