Treatment-seeking patterns for patients with TB in high-incidence states, India, NFHS-4 (2014–2015)
| Source of treatment for TB | Bihar (N) | Uttar Pradesh (N) | West Bengal (N) | Tamil Nadu (N) | Kerala (N) | All-India (N) |
| None/No treatment | 3.6 (42) | 2.4 (34) | 2.2 (10) | 3.1 (5) | 0.5 (2) | 3.1 (288) |
| Public sector only | 35.8 (410) | 44.1 (594) | 68.1 (215) | 63.2 (167) | 77.9 (124) | 56.6 (5090) |
| Private sector only | 55.6 (653) | 42.7 (591) | 24.3 (83) | 27.0 (57) | 16.9 (32) | 32.4 (2878) |
| Both Pub and Pvt | 5.0 (62) | 10.5 (136) | 4.6 (25) | 6.7 (14) | 3.7 (8) | 7.6 (697) |
| Total (N) | 1167 | 1358 | 333 | 244 | 167 | 8973 |
Source: Authors’ calculations from NFHS-4 data.
NFHS-4, National Family Health Survey-Round 4; TB, tuberculosis.