Tuberculosis-diabetes screening: how well are we doing? A mixed-methods study from North India

This study takes place in a public health care facilities in Sonipat District, Haryana State, India

From:
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
Published
29 October 2019
Country:
India
Document Type:
Journal Article
Theme:
Health
First published:
21 March 2019
Authors:
Majumdar, A, Wilkinson, E, Rinu, P.K. and Maung TM

Abstract

Setting

Public health care facilities in Sonipat District, Haryana State, India.

Objectives

To assess:

  1. the proportion of tuberculosis (TB) patients screened for diabetes mellitus (DM) and vice versa,
  2. factors associated with screening,
  3. the enablers, barriers and solutions related to screening.

This research was supported by the UK Department for International Development鈥檚 Operational Research Capacity Building Programme led by the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (The Union)

Citation

Majumdar A, Wilkinson E, Rinu PK, Maung TM, Bachani D, Punia JS, Jain S, Yadav T, Jarhyan P, Mohan S, Kumar AM V. Tuberculosis-diabetes screening: how well are we doing? A mixed-methods study from North India. Public Health Action. 2019;9(1):3鈥�10.

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