Research Article
Engaging Informal Private Health Care Providers for TB Case Detection: Experiences from RIPEND Project in India
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of informal providers involved in RIPENED project, Telangana State, India, 2018-19 (
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| S. no | Variables | Number (%) |
| 1 | Age group (years) | <40 | 216 (39) | 40-50 | 204 (37) | 51-60 | 100 (18) | >60 | 35 (6) |
| 2 | Sex | Male | 551 (99.5) | Female | 4 (0.5) |
| 3 | Tuberculosis unit | Mulkanoor | 69 (12) | Station Ghanpur | 71 (13) | Warangal DTC | 111 (20) | Choppadandi | 44 (8) | Karimnagar DTC | 99 (18) | Jangaon | 46 (8) | Jagtial | 115 (21) |
| 4 | Area of clinic | Urban | 486 (87) | Rural | 69 (13) |
| 5 | Qualification | High school | 26 (5) | 10th standard | 36 (6) | 12th standard | 8 (1) | Diploma degree | 196 (35) | Degree science | 187 (34) | Degree others | 102 (18) |
| 6 | Health facility | Rented | 277 (50) | Own building | 267 (48) | Not recorded | 11 (2) |
| 7 | Clinic timings | Morning | 1 (0) | Morning and evening | 546 (97) | Evening | 6 (3) |
| 8 | Experience in medical practice (in years) | <10 | 101 (18) | 10-20 | 240 (43) | 20-30 | 152 (28) | >30 | 62 (1) |
| 9 | No. of daily consultations | <10 | 4 (0) | 10-20 | 469 (85) | 20-30 | 80 (14) | >30 | 4 (1) |
| 10 | Consultation charges (INR) | 50 | 21 (4) | 50-75 | 524 (94) | >75 | 10 (2) |
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