Fig 1.
Scale and quality indicators* for an ACF cycle for TB, India as per the national ACF guidance 2019 [17].
ACF: active case-finding; TB: tuberculosis; Reprinted with permission from Shewade HD et al [16] under a CC BY license; first two indicators are ACF scale indicators and the rest are ACF quality indicators.
Table 1.
The three derived^ ACF scale and quality indicators for an ACF cycle and their cut-offs used in the first phase of TB ACF evaluation project [16].
Fig 2.
State map of India showing the six districts selected for qualitative data collection, February to August 2023.
Table 2.
Study participant (NTEP staff) characteristics and duration of one-to-one interviews in selected districts/states of India, 2023.
Fig 3.
Thematic analysis showing enablers as perceived by NTEP staff in implementing ACF for TB among high-risk populations in India (2023).
TB-tuberculosis; ACF-active case finding; NTEP- national TB elimination program; PIP- program implementation plan.
Fig 4.
Providers’ perspectives into barriers and suggested solutions to improve ACF for TB among high-risk populations in India (2023), in relation to ACF activities.
TB-tuberculosis; ACF-active case finding; IEC- information education communication; PIP- program implementation plan.
Table 3.
Investigator inferences on the ‘know-do’ gap across various steps in ACF for TB among NTEP staff in India, 2023.
Fig 5.
Proposed mechanism for quality-control based, timely release of incentives for field staff and volunteers involved in ACF for TB in India.
TB-tuberculosis; ACF- active case finding.