Tuberculosis Detection and the Challenges of Integrated Care in Rural China : A Cross-Sectional Standardized Patient Study

Despite recent reductions in prevalence, China still faces a substantial tuberculosis (TB) burden, with future progress dependent on the ability of rural providers to appropriately detect and refer TB patients for further care. This study (a) provides a baseline assessment of the ability of rural pr...

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Main Authors:	Sylvia, Sean, Xue, Hao, Zhou, Chengchao, Shi, Yaojiang, Yi, Hongmei, Zhou, Huan, Rozelle, Scott, Pai, Madhukar, Das, Jishnu
Format:	Journal Article
Published:	PLoS 2018
Subjects:	TUBERCULOSIS DIAGNOSIS ANTIBIOTICS HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH POLICY HEALTH SYSTEM REFORM
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29325

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spelling	okr-10986-293252021-05-25T10:54:44Z Tuberculosis Detection and the Challenges of Integrated Care in Rural China : A Cross-Sectional Standardized Patient Study Sylvia, Sean Xue, Hao Zhou, Chengchao Shi, Yaojiang Yi, Hongmei Zhou, Huan Rozelle, Scott Pai, Madhukar Das, Jishnu TUBERCULOSIS DIAGNOSIS ANTIBIOTICS HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH POLICY HEALTH SYSTEM REFORM Despite recent reductions in prevalence, China still faces a substantial tuberculosis (TB) burden, with future progress dependent on the ability of rural providers to appropriately detect and refer TB patients for further care. This study (a) provides a baseline assessment of the ability of rural providers to correctly manage presumptive TB cases; (b) measures the gap between provider knowledge and practice and; (c) evaluates how ongoing reforms of China’s health system—characterized by a movement toward “integrated care” and promotion of initial contact with grassroots providers—will affect the care of TB patients. 2018-02-06T20:27:05Z 2018-02-06T20:27:05Z 2017-10-17 Journal Article PLoS Medicine http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29325 CC BY 4.0 http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 World Bank PLoS Publications & Research :: Journal Article Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific China
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topic	TUBERCULOSIS DIAGNOSIS ANTIBIOTICS HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH POLICY HEALTH SYSTEM REFORM
spellingShingle	TUBERCULOSIS DIAGNOSIS ANTIBIOTICS HEALTH SERVICES HEALTH POLICY HEALTH SYSTEM REFORM Sylvia, Sean Xue, Hao Zhou, Chengchao Shi, Yaojiang Yi, Hongmei Zhou, Huan Rozelle, Scott Pai, Madhukar Das, Jishnu Tuberculosis Detection and the Challenges of Integrated Care in Rural China : A Cross-Sectional Standardized Patient Study
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description	Despite recent reductions in prevalence, China still faces a substantial tuberculosis (TB) burden, with future progress dependent on the ability of rural providers to appropriately detect and refer TB patients for further care. This study (a) provides a baseline assessment of the ability of rural providers to correctly manage presumptive TB cases; (b) measures the gap between provider knowledge and practice and; (c) evaluates how ongoing reforms of China’s health system—characterized by a movement toward “integrated care” and promotion of initial contact with grassroots providers—will affect the care of TB patients.
format	Journal Article
author	Sylvia, Sean Xue, Hao Zhou, Chengchao Shi, Yaojiang Yi, Hongmei Zhou, Huan Rozelle, Scott Pai, Madhukar Das, Jishnu
author_facet	Sylvia, Sean Xue, Hao Zhou, Chengchao Shi, Yaojiang Yi, Hongmei Zhou, Huan Rozelle, Scott Pai, Madhukar Das, Jishnu
author_sort	Sylvia, Sean
title	Tuberculosis Detection and the Challenges of Integrated Care in Rural China : A Cross-Sectional Standardized Patient Study
title_short	Tuberculosis Detection and the Challenges of Integrated Care in Rural China : A Cross-Sectional Standardized Patient Study
title_full	Tuberculosis Detection and the Challenges of Integrated Care in Rural China : A Cross-Sectional Standardized Patient Study
title_fullStr	Tuberculosis Detection and the Challenges of Integrated Care in Rural China : A Cross-Sectional Standardized Patient Study
title_full_unstemmed	Tuberculosis Detection and the Challenges of Integrated Care in Rural China : A Cross-Sectional Standardized Patient Study
title_sort	tuberculosis detection and the challenges of integrated care in rural china : a cross-sectional standardized patient study
publisher	PLoS
publishDate	2018
url	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/29325
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Tuberculosis Detection and the Challenges of Integrated Care in Rural China : A Cross-Sectional Standardized Patient Study

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