Table 3.

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.