Table 2 Practitioners related reasons for not participating in the study, Mysore, Karnataka, 2014 (N = 103)

1

We generally do not diagnose or treat TB cases^a

64(62)

2

We are specialists and do not deal with TB cases^a

37(36)

3

We refer all TB cases to Government hospitals, we do not treat TB patients^a

88(85)

4

Could not interact to practitioners as they were busy

2(2)

5

Practitioners not present at health facilities

3(3)

6

Our privacy will be intruded^a

35(34)