Table 5.

Private providers’ rationales for discomfort with tuberculosis (TB) notification (n=156).

Reasona	Respondents, n (%)
I lack access to TB forms and/or TB registers	58 (28.9)
The number of TB patients treated here is too small to merit mastery of so many TB forms and procedures	31 (19.5)
Notifying TB to the state TB program is unnecessary because TB cases are reported to IDSRb	26 (15.9)
Notification does not align with my business interests	19 (12.0)
My reputation for patient confidentiality would be at risk	16 (10.2)
Lack of time to fill out reporting forms	14 (8.9)
I am unconvinced of the purpose/value of TB notification	12 (7.6)
TB forms and TB registers are confusing and complex	11 (7.1)
Reporting TB cases is not required in this state	8 (5.2)
Supervision by the TB program would be a burden	7 (4.5)

^aRespondents could give more than one answer.

^bIDSR: Integrated Disease Surveillance Response.