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Table 1 Assessment of infrastructure and functionality of STEPS Centers (N = 30)

From: STEPS – a patient centric and low-cost solution to ensure standards of TB care to patients reaching private sector in India

Checklist

Number (%)

Presence of dedicated STEPS Lead for the hospital

30 (100%)

STEPS Lead trained in STCI & NTEP

29 (96.6%)

Training for doctors on STCI conducted

28 (93.3%)

An internal circular to all hospital staff by Administration regarding STEPS

22 (73.3%)

Details of STEPS services displayed for public

17 (56.6%)

Receptionist/Patient Help Desk aware of STEPS centre

27 (90%)

Access to Molecular testing for TB available

26 (86.7%)

STEPS Lead demonstrated process of ensuring treatment support to patients with the help of documents

26 (86.7%)

STEPS Lead explained patient data using NIKSHAY

29 (96.7%)

Airborne Infection Control Kit for issuing to patients available

23 (76.7%)

NTEP drugs stock matching with stock register (N = 14)

14/14 (100%) *

Cough hygiene IECs displayed at patient waiting areas

24 (80%)

Review of TB activities of STEPS centre by Hospital Administration

19 (63.3%)

System for notification of all cases in NIKSHAY with triangulation of clinical data with pharmacy data, lab data

17 (56.7%)

Participated in quarterly review of STEPS by district private hospital consortium (PHOTON)

24 (80%)

  1. *14 out of 30 hospitals were stocking NTEP drugs, 9 were getting the drugs as and when needed from NTEP because of low case load and 7 hospitals were prescribing only private anti TB drugs