Prescribing practices for presumptive TB among private general practitioners in South Africa: a cross-sectional, standardised patient study

Citation:

Salomon, A., Boffa, J., Moyo, S., Chikovore, J., Sulis, G., Daniels, B., Kwan, A., Mkhombo, T., Wu, S., Pai, M., & Daftary, A. (2022). Prescribing practices for presumptive TB among private general practitioners in South Africa: a cross-sectional, standardised patient study. BMJ global health, 7(1), e007456. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2021-007456

Summary

Published January 2022.

Medicine prescribing practices are integral to quality of care for leading infectious diseases such as tuberculosis (TB). We describe prescribing practices in South Africa’s private health sector, where an estimated third of people with TB symptoms first seek care.