@article {Fatima:2014:2220-8372:110,title = "Investigation of presumptive tuberculosis cases by private health providers: lessons learnt from a survey in Pakistan",
journal = "Public Health Action",
parent_itemid = "infobike://iuatld/pha",
publishercode ="iuatld",
year = "2014",
volume = "4",
number = "2",
publication date ="2014-06-21T00:00:00",
pages = "110-112",
itemtype = "ARTICLE",
issn = "2220-8372",
eissn = "2220-8372",
url = "http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iuatld/pha/2014/00000004/00000002/art00010",
doi = "doi:10.5588/pha.14.0010",
keyword = "tuberculosis, case detection, referral, diagnoses"
abstract = "Pakistan's National Tuberculosis Control Programme (NTP) is missing data on many tuberculosis (TB) cases who visit private providers. A survey on the incidence and under-reporting of TB in Pakistan provided a database for exploring the investigation and referral of presumptive TB cases
by private health providers. The survey showed that private health providers requested both sputum smear and X-ray for diagnostic investigations. Of 2161 presumptive TB cases referred, 1189 (55%) were sent for investigations to a district NTP TB centre, of whom only 314 (26.4%) were registered.
This indicates an urgent need to strengthen the link between private health providers and NTP to enhance TB notification.",
author = "Fatima, R. and Qadeer, E. and Enarson, D. A. and Hinderaker, S. G. and Harris, R. and Yaqoob, A. and Bassili, A.",
}