Constructing care cascades for active tuberculosis: a strategy for program monitoring and identifying gaps in quality of care

R Subbaraman, RR Nathavitharana, KH Mayer… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
The cascade of care is a model for evaluating patient retention across sequential stages of
care required to achieve a successful treatment outcome. This approach was first used to …

Barriers to engagement in the care cascade for tuberculosis disease in India: A systematic review of quantitative studies

TA Jhaveri, D Jhaveri, A Galivanche… - PLoS …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background India accounts for about one-quarter of people contracting tuberculosis (TB)
disease annually and nearly one-third of TB deaths globally. Many Indians do not navigate …

Contributing factors in the tuberculosis care cascade in India: a systematic literature review

S Yasobant, P Bhavsar, P Kalpana… - … and Healthcare Policy, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Tuberculosis (TB) care cascade is a recently evolved care model for patient retention across
the sequential stages of care for a successful treatment outcome. The care cascade is multi …

Attrition and delays before treatment initiation among patients with MDR-TB in China (2006-13): Magnitude and risk factors

C Xu, R Li, HD Shewade, K Jeyashree, Y Ruan… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background China's national tuberculosis programme does not have cohort wise
information regarding attrition and delays in the multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) …

Implementation of the new integrated algorithm for diagnosis of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Karnataka State, India: How well are we doing?

U Shankar S, AMV Kumar, NS Venkateshmurthy… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background As per national policy, all diagnosed tuberculosis patients in India are to be
tested using Xpert® MTB/RIF assay at the district level to diagnose rifampicin resistance …

Delay and attrition before treatment initiation among MDR-TB patients in five districts of Gujarat, India

HD Shewade, KS Shringarpure, M Parmar… - Public Health …, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Setting: Gujarat, a state in west India. Background: Although treatment initiation has been
improving among patients diagnosed with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in …

[HTML][HTML] Low pre-diagnosis attrition but high pre-treatment attrition among patients with MDR-TB: An operational research from Chennai, India

HD Shewade, D Nair, JS Klinton, M Parmar… - Journal of epidemiology …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Worldwide, there's concern over high pre-diagnosis and pre-treatment attritions
or delays in Multidrug resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) diagnosis and treatment pathway …

Where, when, and how many tuberculosis patients are lost from presumption until treatment initiation? A step by step assessment in a rural district in Zimbabwe

AS Murongazvombo, RA Dlodlo, HD Shewade… - International Journal of …, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives To describe the pre-diagnosis and pre-treatment loss to follow-up (LTFU) in the
tuberculosis (TB) care cascade in Guruve (2015–16), a rural district in Zimbabwe. Design …

Magnitude and reasons for gaps in tuberculosis diagnostic testing and treatment initiation: An operational research study from Dakshina Kannada, South India

IM Ismail, AK Madhukeshwar, PR Naik… - Journal of Epidemiology …, 2020 - Springer
Abstract Background In India, ensuring all Persons with Presumptive TB (PPTB) undergo TB
diagnostic tests and initiating all diagnosed TB patients on treatment are two major …

Impacts of a comprehensive tuberculosis control model on the quality of clinical services and the financial burden of treatment for patients with drug-resistant …

WX Jiang, ZP Li, Q Zhao, MQ Gao, Q Long… - Infectious Diseases of …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background The China National Health Commission-Gates TB Project Phase III
implemented a comprehensive TB control model including multiple interventions to address …