General objective :
The aim of this study is to assess the prepardness of the TB management system to move to case-based surveillance system.
Specific objectives :
- To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of TB service providers on the use of a case-based surveillance system
- To assess the data quality and concordance of verified and reported data of the TB/HIV tracker against the aggregate data.
- To identify strategies and or remedial actions for the roll-out of the TB/HIV tracker to all DOTs.
Method :
A mixed study of 11 target sites for e-tracker deployment in Q1 2024 has been conducted.
QUALITATIVE ASPECTS: after three months’ use of the tracker, a CAP study was carried out among agents via interviews and focus groups.
QUANTITATIVE ASPECTS: A study of the quality and concordance of the data entered was also carried out.
Progress :
Data analysis is being finalized.