Treatment Outcome and Follow-up of Tuberculosis Patients Put on Directly Observed Treatment Short-course Under Rural Health Training Center, Paithan, Aurangabad in India.

Background: Revised National Tuberculosis Control Program (RNTCP) was found successful in achieving its objectives; still there is concern of relapse cases and defaulters.

Aim: The aim of this study is to know the treatment outcome, to assess the reasons for relapse, default, death of patient and to assess the follow-up status of tuberculosis (TB) patients put on directly observed treatment short-course (DOTS).

Subjects And Methods: This cross-sectional survey was conducted in 140 TB patients put on DOTS during year 2005-2007 under Rural Health Training Center, Paithan.

Community based monitoring under national rural health mission in Maharashtra: status at primary health centers.

This study compares the implementation of community-based monitoring (CBM) in 45 primary health centers (PHCs) in the pilot phase in Maharashtra with the equal number of randomly selected PHCs not implementing CBM (non-CBM) from the same districts. Information was collected by teams from Community Medicine Departments by visiting selected PHCs. Establishment of monitoring committees and training of medical officers (MOs) had been completed as required but only 36.