Role of CHO in TB Prevention

CHO has a two-fold role in TB prevention activities:

1. Prevention of TB transmission in the community:

2. Management of TB Infection for preventing active TB disease

    

Prevention of TB Transmission in the community:

• Educate the TB patients about cough etiquettes, proper disposal of sputum, need for completing treatment, etc.
• Educate the family members and community about need for improving nutritional status.
• Work with PRIs/VHSNC/other community groups, etc. to promote cough hygiene in the community, especially public places.
• Counsel the community members who are chronic smokers or alcoholics along with their family members on its harmful effects.
• Regularly visit families who use wooden chulahs / other smoke generating cooking methods / hookah and assess their respiratory health, especially of young children and elderly in the household.

Management of TB Infection for preventing active TB disease

• Ensure screening of all eligible population for TB and TB Infection (TBI) identified during the population enumeration and CBAC filling exercise or any other population level survey/assessment.
• Facilitate complete evaluation by microbiological and/or radiological examination and/or other investigations of persons likely to have TBI to rule out TB, in coordination with PHC HWC team.
• Ensure that eligible persons undergo TB preventive treatment.
• Follow up of patients for completion of TB preventive treatment.