Suresh Shastri

‘I am on treatment since 5 months but I have not received any money’: coverage, delays and implementation challenges of ‘Direct Benefit Transfer’ for tuberculosis patients – a mixed-methods study from South India

Abhay Nirgude, Ajay Kumar, Collins Timire et al. · Global Health Action · 2019 · 91 citations · Full text

Public Health, Health Policy, Preventive Medicine +17

Outcomes and implementation challenges of using daily treatment regimens with an innovative adherence support tool among HIV-infected tuberculosis patients in Karnataka, India: a mixed-methods study

Pruthu Thekkur, Ajay Kumar, Palanivel Chinnakali et al. · Global Health Action · 2019 · 83 citations · Full text

Public Health, Infectious Disease Control, Implementation Science +15

TB treatment outcomes among TB-HIV co-infections in Karnataka, India: how do these compare with non-HIV tuberculosis outcomes in the province?

Suresh Shastri, Balaji Naik, Anita Shet et al. · BMC Public Health · 2013 · 56 citations · Full text

Public Health, Infectious Disease Control, Infectious Diseases +16

High rates of adherence and treatment success in a public and public-private HIV clinic in India: potential benefits of standardized national care delivery systems

Anita Shet, Ayesha De Costa, Elsa Heylen et al. · BMC Health Services Research · 2011 · 36 citations · Full text

Public Health, Health Sciences, Infectious Disease Control +17

To start or to complete? – Challenges in implementing tuberculosis preventive therapy among people living with HIV: a mixed-methods study from Karnataka, India

Mahendra M Reddy, Pruthu Thekkur, Nagesh Ramya et al. · Global Health Action · 2020 · 31 citations · Full text

Public Health, Health Sciences, Infectious Disease Control +13