A qualitative evaluation of the information, education, and communication component of the tuberculosis control program in Delhi, India

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 321-332

  Sharma, Nandini ^a   Nath, Anita ^b   Taneja, Davender Kumar ^a   Ingle, Gopal Krishnan ^a  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b POPULATION COUNCIL   (United States)

Author keywords

Focus group discussion; IEC; Qualitative; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GROUP DYNAMICS; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH STATUS; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INDIA; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MASS MEDIUM; PATIENT EDUCATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SOCIAL STATUS; STIGMA; TELEVISION; TUBERCULOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL;

EID: 67650667449     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539509336545     Document Type: Article

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