Experience of implementing the integrated TB model in Zhejiang, China: a retrospective observational study
This study aims to assess the implementation of the TB control program under the integrated model in China
Abstract
This study aims to assess the implementation of the TB control program under the integrated model in China where TB diagnosis and treatment is provided in TB designated hospitals.
6 counties under the integrated model in Zhejiang were randomly selected. TB referral and tracing was analyzed based on routine TB reporting data between January and December 2009 from county TB dispensaries. Regarding treatment and community management, we conducted face-to-face surveys with 50 new TB patients randomly selected from each county, and reviewed their medical charts.
This research is supported by the Department for International Development’s COMDIS–HSD Programme which is led by the University of Leeds
Citation
Jieming Zhong, Jia Yin, Guanyang Zou, Yanhong Hu, John Walley, Xiaomeng Wang, Songhua Chen, Xiaolin Wei; Experience of implementing the integrated TB model in Zhejiang, China: a retrospective observational study. Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 110, Issue 4, 1 April 2016, Pages 246–251, https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/trw001