A SOCIOLOGICAL INQUIRY INTO AN URBAN TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAMME IN INDIA.

摘要: Tuberculosis control by mass domiciliary chemotherapy is now being attempted on an increasingly large scale in the technically underdeveloped countries. The National Institute Bangalore, India, important centre for development of such programmes, and study reported this paper inquiry into working urban tuberculosis programme which operated under auspices Institute. reveals several fundamental weaknesses treatment organization particular programme, authors show that are evidence similar programmes elsewhere. However, conclude a great proportion problems inadequate can be dealt with improved administration organization. In authors' opinion, improvements merit much higher priority than measures to perfect technical aspects programmes.