title: Exploratory qualitative study for community management and control of tuberculosis in India.
abstract: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem in India which accounts for nearly one-fifth of the global TB burden. Though India has been gaining success in eliminating TB, the disease still kills 1000 people daily. It is of prime importance to control the TB situation in India. Motivated by the need to explore factors influencing TB, a qualitative study was conducted with 14 doctors and key TB informants in India over a period of one month involving face-to-face interviews. The interviewees came from diverse backgrounds and vocations, thus providing a rich data on varied issues in controlling the spread of TB in India for enhanced patient care. The data was coded and analyzed. The findings suggest the need to address mental and social well-being of the TB patients through three main themes, namely, Alerts, Care and Education, in order to control the TB situation in India.
authors.affiliation: Nanyang Technological University, 31 Nanyang Link, WKW SCI Building, Singapore 637718, Singapore. Electronic address: tyltheng@ntu.edu.sg.
authors.forename: Yin-Leng
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Theng
authors.affiliation: SP Jain School of Global Management, 10 Hyderabad Road, Singapore 119579, Singapore. Electronic address: shalini.chandra@spjain.org.
authors.forename: Shalini
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Chandra
authors.affiliation: Nanyang Technological University, 31 Nanyang Link, WKW SCI Building, Singapore 637718, Singapore. Electronic address: lyqgoh@ntu.edu.sg.
authors.forename: Lynette Ying Qin
authors.initials: LY
authors.lastname: Goh
authors.affiliation: Nanyang Technological University, 31 Nanyang Link, WKW SCI Building, Singapore 637718, Singapore. Electronic address: lwin@ntu.edu.sg.
authors.forename: May O
authors.initials: MO
authors.lastname: Lwin
authors.affiliation: Nanyang Technological University, 31 Nanyang Link, WKW SCI Building, Singapore 637718, Singapore. Electronic address: sfoo@ntu.edu.sg.
authors.forename: Schubert
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Foo
mesh_terms: D003140:Communicable Disease Control / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007407:Interviews as Topic; D008297:Male; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*
keywords: Alerts; Care; Education; India; Qualitative methods; TB