WHY TUBERCULOSIS PATIENTS UNDER REVISED NATIONAL TUBERCULOSIS CONTROL PROGRAMME DELAY IN HEALTH-CARE SEEKING? A MIXED-METHODS RESEARCH FROM WARDHA DISTRICT, MAHARASHTRA

Why tuberculosis patients under revised national tuberculosis control programme delay in health-care seeking? A mixed-methods research from Wardha District, Maharashtra

Background: Timely treatment of tuberculosis is imperative for its control.This can get delayed due to delay in care seeking, diagnosis or treatment initiation.Objectives: The study aims to find out the magnitude of delays in care seeking, diagnosis or treatment initiation, and understand the reasons behind these delays in Wardha district of Mahara

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Simulating the roles of crevasse routing of surface water and basal friction on the surge evolution of Basin 3, Austfonna ice cap

The marine-terminating outlet in Basin 3, Austfonna ice cap, has been accelerating since the mid-1990s.Stepwise multi-annual acceleration associated with seasonal summer speed-up events was observed before the outlet entered the basin-wide surge in autumn 2012.We used multiple numerical models to explore hydrologic activation mechanisms for the sur

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