Open AccessStrategy to Increase Awareness and Involvement of Private Medical Practitioners in RNTCP in Taluka Rahata of District Ahmednagar
Author(s) -
Sachin Bhaskar Palve,
Suchitra B Parkhad,
Vaishali D Phalke,
Deepak B Phalke
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of clinical and diagnostic research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2249-782X
pISSN - 0973-709X
DOI - 10.7860/jcdr/2015/10724.5523
Subject(s) - medicine , family medicine , private sector , incidence (geometry) , tuberculosis , economic growth , physics , pathology , optics , economics
The global annual incidence of Tuberculosis (TB) is 9 million cases of which estimated 2.3 million cases occur in India. In many parts of India, the private sector has remained alienated from Directly Observed Treatment Short course (DOTS) implementation; hence, case detection has remained low. The performance of Taluka Rahata in terms of TB control was poorest before the year 2000; RNTCP was started in Taluka Rahata on 24th March 2001. From 2001-2010, there was improvement in the performance but was not satisfactory. Hence, present study is an attempt to devise strategy, to increase awareness and involvement of private practitioners in Revised National TB Control Programme in a rural area of Rahata Taluka.