Public-private mix for improved TB control in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam: an assessment of its impact on case detection.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
; 7(5): 464-71, 2003 May.
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| ID: mdl-12757048
ABSTRACT
SETTING:
Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam.OBJECTIVE:
To assess the impact on case detection of a public-private mix (PPM) project linking private providers (PPs) to the National Tuberculosis Programme (NTP).METHOD:
Nine-month monitoring of referral and diagnostic data recorded in new referral forms and treatment cards for PPs and upgraded NTP registers.RESULTS:
A total of 1549 TB suspects were referred, of whom 1090 (70%) actually went to the NTP for sputum examination. A total of 569 cases were detected through referrals or notification, of whom 45% were new sputum smear-positive cases. The case detection of new sputum smear-positive cases in PPM districts increased by 18% (21/100,000, 95%CI 0-42) compared to the previous year, while a slight decrease occurred in control districts. In HCMC as a whole, case detection increased by 7% (7/100,000, 95%CI 2-11/100,000). Among sputum smear-positive cases detected in NTP through referrals from PPs, 58% defaulted before initiating treatment.CONCLUSIONS:
The tendency towards increased case detection associated with this PPM indicates a potential for utilising PPs to improve case detection. However, the NTP and PPs should jointly address the problem of initial default before considering expansion of this PPM model.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Health context:
2_ODS3
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3_ND
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4_TD
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Referral and Consultation
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Tuberculosis
Type of study:
Diagnostic_studies
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
Year:
2003
Document type:
Article