Implementing a standardized patient study to evaluate the quality of TB care in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

Poster presented at the 50th Union World Conference on Lung Health, Hyderabad, India, 30 October to 2 NovemberStudies utilising Standardised Patients ( SP) to evaluate quality of tuberculosis care have become increasingly common in high burden countries however, few have been undertaken in South Africa SPs are trained to portray a scripted medical condition to healthcare providers in real life setting. Given South Africas high burden of TB and TB HIV, The study aimed to describe the implementation of a TB related SP study in this setting