Introduction

The Patient Pathway Analysis (PPA) methodology combines data on care seeking and health service availability to better understand access to care. The PPA Wizard enables users to efficiently complete a PPA by automating the data analysis and visualization. 

Methodology

The patient pathway analysis (PPA) methodology was developed to better understand the alignment between patient care seeking and health service availability. The results can inform programmatic priority setting and planning for more patient-centred availability of services. ​

The PPA aims to describe the steps TB patients take from the initial point of seeking care to the point of being cured. At the same time, the analysis reviews the availability of TB screening, diagnosis, and treatment at various levels of the health system.