From: Community referral for presumptive TB in Nigeria: a comparison of four models of active case finding
Models | State | Contact person/institution | Who does the selection | Criteria for selection | TB local government supervisor awareness | CBO influence on selection |
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Direct dealing | Abia | The traditional leader | The traditional leader | 1. Known to the traditional leader | The local government TB supervisor was aware but had no influence on the selection process | Does not work with CBOs in their operations |
2. Live in the community | ||||||
3. Respected member of the community | ||||||
4. Previous active involvement in volunteer work was an added advantage | ||||||
Supervision without quotas | Oyo | The Medical Officer of health for the local government. | The local government council officials | Involvement in other volunteer work in the local government | The local government TB supervisor was aware but has no influence on the selection process | No influence they had to work with what was provided |
Comprehensive quotas-oriented | Lagos | The Community Development Council (CDC) | The CDC but the local government TB supervisor and the Ward health committee made inputs | Involvement in other volunteer work in the local government | The local government TB supervisor was aware and could influence the selection process | No influence they had to work with what was provided |
Unsupervised volunteer | Lagos | The Community Development Association (CDA) | The CBO | Any interested member of the community | Not aware of the selection | They determined who was selected |