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September 25, 2025PLOS Global Public HealthOpen Access

Is household contact investigation a missing link for tuberculosis care in Chhattisgarh, India?–Operational research using programmatic data

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CMChetanya MalikVGVineet Bhushan GuptaKSKalpita Shringarpure

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Cross-sectional analysis reveals gaps in household contact investigation for tuberculosis treatment, indicating urgent improvements needed.

Key Points

  • Household contact investigation identified only 0.9% of people with TB among screened contacts, highlighting poor case detection.
  • A total of 3,177 of 4,221 notified TB cases underwent household contact investigation, accounting for 75% coverage.
  • Predictors of HHC investigation not performed include lacking diabetes and HIV screenings, increasing risk for patients.
  • Suggesting a need to decentralize HHC investigation to primary healthcare facilities could enhance tuberculosis care.

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Malik et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68d5dabfddad3c16d4636edahttps://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0005246
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