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Duadalupe Delgado Sanchez, PhD
…cy of programs that manage both diseases jointly. There are social and clinical determinants that are associated to a higher mortality in patients with DM2 and TB such as poor glucose level control (glycosylated hemoglobin \>7mg/dl) and immunosuppression which in turn increases t…
Angella Musiimenta, PhD
…ts the economic development of the country. Socio-economic determinants of health are a major driver of tuberculosis infection and non-adherence. Although tuberculosis treatment that works well has existed since the 1940s, many people delay seeking treatment, struggle with medic…
Esin Nkereuwem, MBBCh, MSc
…using lung function measurements regardless of symptoms and social determinants for lung health. This study seeks to determine whether, among Gambian children and adolescents aged 19 years and below, PTB is associated with a reduction in pulmonary function measured by spirometry…
Mohd Fazeli bin Sazali, MD, MPH
… holistic approach that combines biomedical, public health, social, and economic intervention. Therefore, tackling the issues of non-adherence to TB therapy and follow-up requires a concerted effort from a wide range of social determinants of TB disease. Under the End TB strategy…
Adeline M Nyamathi, PhD
…isease, individual factors such as high prevalence of psychosocial comorbidities, unstable housing and limited access to care have led to poor adherence and completion of TBI treatment among homeless persons. Given the complex health disparity factors that affect TBI treatment a…
Nathalie DE CASTRO, MD PHD
… its care, its impact on quality of life, and the effect of social determinants, situations of precariousness, health literacy, belonging to key populations (incarcerated, migrant and/or homeless people) as well as mental health disorders and addictions on compliance, experience …
Juliet N Sekandi, MD, MS, DrPH
… to determine whether Video Observed Treatment (VDOT) using social internet bundle incentives for tuberculosis (TB) is an effective way to improve medication adherence in TB treatment, compared with standard in-person treatment (home-/ community-based). The study will include tw…
Richard E. Chaisson
…etermine the association of these factors with demographic, social, and clinical characteristics. V. Assess attitudes and beliefs about tuberculosis susceptibility, seriousness, benefits of preventive therapy, barriers to therapy, and self-efficacy as predictors of health-relate…
Mbarara University of Science and Technology
…eal time adherence monitoring linked with SMS reminders and social support notifications can address barriers to sustained ART (antiretroviral therapy) adherence. Such novel interventions addressing TB medication adherence challenges in low resource settings to date are limited. …
Freundeskreis Für Internationale Tuberkulosehilfe e.V
…dy hypothesizes that providing financial and enhanced psychosocial support to people with TB will improve their treatment success and reduce the financial burden on TB-affected households. Background - Previous Studies on Social Protection for TB in Vietnam This study has been …
Mark Hatherill, Limakatso Lebina
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of MTBVAC in adolescents and adults living with and without HIV in South Africa This study will evaluate the safety and immunogenicity of MTBVAC in adolescents and adults living with and without HIV in South …
Mareli Claassens, PhD
…pidemic, in terms of clinical, epidemiological, geospatial, social network and laboratory data, to identify transmission hotspots in three regions of Namibia, (ii) evaluate the feasibility of targeted case finding intervention strategies to improve DR-TB control in highly affecte…
Helen Ayles, Professor
…revious TB and HIV history, risk factors for TB and HIV and social networks. Locator information including contact numbers of the participant and their family will be taken to facilitate mid-year contact calls. 2. Physical measurement of height and weight will be taken. 3. A TB s…
King's College London
…g Health Clinic where the investigators will offer a psycho-social intervention for advice and support.
University of Colorado, Denver
…ancy while on the implant. An unintended pregnancy has many social, emotional, and financial impacts on women and society. Rifampin is also a Class C medication for pregnancy and could have potential negative effects on a developing fetus. Additionally, women considering rifampin…
Moustapha Ndir, MD, Christian Lienhardt, MD
…ituation of tuberculosis (TB) in Sénégal 2. to identify the determinants of cure, 3. to develop measures to improve patient's compliance with the treatment that are adapted to the local situation, acceptable, affordable and sustainable 4. to evaluate the impact of these measures …
J. Lucian Davis, MD, MAS, Achilles Katamba, MBChB, DCH, MS, PhD
… tuberculosis (TB) with and without HIV/AIDS and assess the social-behavioral mechanisms underlying the observed treatment effects. Study Design Aim 1. The investigators will conduct a parallel, cluster-randomized, hybrid Type 2, effectiveness-implementation trial at 16 sites i…
Kogieleum Naidoo, MBChB
… HIV-TB services. Understanding the context (environmental, social and political factors) in which we are working is essential to identifying factors that promote or inhibit the implementation of the intervention. We will use the COACH tool (Context Assessment for Community Healt…
Jaime Robledo, Dr
…lists, care by professionals from other disciplines such as social work, psychology, and nutritionist, and the provision of incentives (transport and food assistance). This strategy will be compared with isoniazid treatment according to the standardized scheme in the country, whi…
Raphael CHIRON, MD
This study evaluates a diagnostic serological test for Non-Tuberculous Mycobacteria (NTM) infection in cystic fibrosis patients by measuring T cell response. It aims to highlight a dynamic response associated to the pathogen's presence. This multicenter case-control study involve…
Fernanda Silveira, MD, David L Paterson, MD
…r, race and ethnicity. * Review and record past medical and social history The screening procedures will take a total of about 15-30 minutes and all subjects will be seen in the Liver Transplant Clinic. The investigator and research coordinators will be reviewing the subject's m…
Igor Rudan
Chronic Respiratory Diseases (CRDs) are common disabling conditions worldwide with high prevalence, morbidity and mortality. More than half of the CRD patients live in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) where resources for identifying the condition, understanding the diseas…
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
…to the program. A substantial and growing literature in the social sciences demonstrates the potential of behavioral interventions for generating large increases in contributions to public goods. Keheala, a feature-phone and Internet-based digital platform that uses Unstructured …
Queen Mary University of London
… exposure to TB patients, history of TB and other potential determinants of LTBI such as physical proximity to active TB patients, average daily duration of exposure as well as total duration of exposure to index cases. CRFs will also include the following data: checklist of elig…
Heiman F Wertheim, PhD
… of TB circulate in homes, schools, workplaces, and beyond. Social network Analysis (SNA) is a comprehensive approach which includes a set of persons and the connections among them used for analysis of structure of disease transmission. In this study, SNA will be used to collect…