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. 2020 Oct 23;17(10):e1003324. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003324

Table 2. TB-related laws on privacy.

Country 3. Arbitrary Entry & Inspection of Homes: Does the country’s law on public health inspections have procedural protections against arbitrary entry and inspection of homes? 4. Forced Medical Examination While Inspecting Homes: Does the country’s law on public health inspections have procedural protections against arbitrary use of mandatory medical examination of persons in inspected homes? 5. Reporting Obligations & Criminalization: Does the country’s law refrain from placing notification / reporting requirements on lay people and creating criminal or civil offenses for noncompliance?
Bangladesh      
Brazil      
China      
Ethiopia      
India      
Kenya      
Lesotho      
Liberia      
Myanmar/Burma      
Namibia      
Pakistan      
Papua New Guinea      
Russia      
Sierra Leone      
South Africa      
Tanzania      
Thailand      
Viet Nam      
Zambia      
Zimbabwe      

Red = no, yellow = partial, green = yes.

Gray indicates laws that could not be coded.

Abbreviation: TB, tuberculosis.