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Quality of active TB case finding suboptimal nationally: study

Since 2017, India’s Tuberculosis programme has been undertaking active case finding outside the healthcare settings among high-risk populations. Of the three ACF cycles recommended among the high-risk populations each year, 642 districts undertook just one cycle. Based on the available data, the quality of ACF was measured using three indicators — screening at least 10% of the district population for TB, testing at least 4.75% of the screened, and diagnosing at least 5% TB among those tested. “We did not have comprehensive data on the number of high-risk populations in the district to report the extent of ACF among high-risk populations.

The Hindu

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