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Mgcini Moyo, Thobani Ntshiqa, Yohhei Hamada, Andrew Copas, Issa Sabi, et al.
…ks of diagnosis at the time of recruitment by study team at health facilities in selected districts or regions. Each TB index patient and their contact(s) will be randomised into either universal TB testing or standard TB screening arms. Household and community contacts listed by…
Wang L, Lv H, Zhang X, Zhang X, Bai J, et al.
…o-infection of HIV and DS-TB posed a grave threat to public health and economic development. What’s more, there existed a significant disparity between the actual state of co-infection and the desired goals for prevention and control.
Wang L, Lv H, Zhang X, Zhang X, Bai J, et al.
…o-infection of HIV and DS-TB posed a grave threat to public health and economic development. What's more, there existed a significant disparity between the actual state of co-infection and the desired goals for prevention and control.
Chatterjee S, Das P, Stallworthy G, Bhambure G, Munje R, et al.
…ncial risk protection is one of the goals towards universal health coverage, detailed information on costs, catastrophic costs and other economic consequences related to any disease are required for designing social protection measures. End Tuberculosis (TB) Strategy set a milest…
Chatterjee S, Das P, Shikhule A, Munje R, Vassall A
…tment and about one-year post-treatment using adapted World Health Organization tuberculosis patient cost survey instrument. Interviews covered socio-economic conditions, employment status, income, out-of-pocket expenses and time spent for outpatient visits, hospitalization, drug…
Nelly Jinga, Kamban Hirasen, Olena Ivanova, Andrea Rachow, Salome Charalambous, et al.
…9 (COVID-19) pandemic and government restrictions disrupted health care services. We describe health-seeking behaviour, perceived financial impact, and the mental health of TB survivors one year after the COVID-19 pandemic. We further explore factors associated with the perceived…
Munanura Turyasiima, Daniel Muliika, Gaston Turinawe, Miriam Acheng, Antony Ikiriza, et al.
…of 224 patients with drug-susceptible TB across four public health facilities in Kakumiro District. Eligible participants had been on treatment for at least six months. Data collected via structured questionnaires were validated against facility TB registers. Multivariable logist…
Nidoi J, Muttamba W, Walusimbi S, Imoko JF, Lochoro P, et al.
Background Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health problem and at 48%, Karamoja in North-Eastern Uganda has the lowest treatment success rate nationally. Addressing the social determinants of TB is crucial to ending TB. This study sought to understand the extent and ways in wh…
Rupani MP, Cattamanchi A, Shete PB, Vollmer WM, Basu S, et al.
…ible TB in Bhavnagar (western India) using an adapted World Health Organization costing tool. Methods We conducted a descriptive cross-sectional study of adults, notified in the public sector and being treated for drug-susceptible pulmonary TB during January-June 2019, in six urb…
Chatterjee S, Stallworthy G, Das P, Vassall A
…ng 2019 to 2023, using the methods recommended by the World Health Organization for estimating household costs of TB nationally. We also estimated the potential amount of social support required to achieve a zero catastrophic cost target. At the end of treatment, 31-54% of study …
Iskandar D, Suwantika AA, Pradipta IS, Postma MJ, van Boven JFM
…ormasi Tuberkulosis (2017-19). The settings were Indonesian health-care facilities that provide tuberculosis control programmes and services. Eligible patients were those who were diagnosed with drug-susceptible tuberculosis and notified to Sistem Informasi Tuberkulosis. Findings…
Janmejaya Samal, Ranjit Kumar Dehury, M Benson Thomas, Hari Singh
…N:** TB and common mental disorders pose significant global health challenges that considerably impact human health. The combination of depression with TB can lead to a poor quality of life, low medication adherence, progression to drug-resistant tuberculosis, and ultimately, mor…
Sillah AK, Devoid I, Ndenkeh JJ, Moonga G, Loum I, et al.
…nt. Participants were asked about expenses for school fees, healthcare, festivities and food security of child contacts. Results While school attendance of the child contacts remained largely unaffected, there was a significant drop in school performance at 6 months ( P P Conclus…
Lee S, Aung MN, Kawatsu L, Uchimura K, Miyahara R, et al.
…ltiple logistic regression analysis revealed patients whose health insurance type was "others and unknown", including the uninsured (adjusted OR (AOR) = 3.43: 95% Confidence Intervals (CI) 2.57-4.58), those diagnosed as TB within "one year" (AOR = 2.61, 95% CI 1.97-3.46) and "1-5…
Byonanebye DM, Mackline H, Sekaggya-Wiltshire C, Kiragga AN, Lamorde M, et al.
… not surpassed 90%, the global target. The impact of mobile health interventions (MHIs) on TB treatment outcomes is unknown, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). MHIs, including interactive voice response technology (IVRT), may enhance adherence and retention i…
Pranay Sinha, Madhavi Bhargava, Madolyn R Dauphinais, Madeline E Carwile, C Robert Horsburgh, et al.
…th TB, as compared to no nutritional support. We calculated health outcomes (TB episodes, TB deaths, and disability-adjusted life years [DALYs]) over the lifetime of intervention recipients and assessed costs from healthcare and societal perspectives. We tested the robustness of …
Ondiro J, Onyangore F, Onyango R, Muema L, Aduda DSO
…ritical dimension in clinical decision-making that enhances health worker-patient interactions and increases individuals' sustained engagement with treatment, thereby benefiting the people affected and the wider public by mitigating the infection risk. This study assessed the liv…
Lopes SR, Marçal M, Fernandes N, Silva F, Barbosa P, et al.
Background Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant global health challenge despite ongoing control efforts, particularly in the context of drug-resistant TB (DR-TB), where treatment success rates remain low, underscoring the need for new therapeutic options. This review synthesis…
Cherchi A, Vaz A, Coelho A, Fregonese L, Thirstrup S
…iatric formulations and contribute to better compliance and health outcomes.
Devoid I, Sillah AK, Sutherland J, Owolabi O, Ivanova O, et al.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the costs and catastrophic costs incurred by drug-susceptible (DS) pulmonary TB patients in The Gambia. METHODS: This observational study collected cost and socio-economic data using a micro-costing approach from the household perspective from 244 adult DS…
Tadesse AW, Cusinato M, Weldemichael GT, Abdurhman T, Assefa D, et al.
Background Non-adherence to tuberculosis treatment increases the risk of poor treatment outcomes. Digital adherence technologies (DATs), including the smart pillbox (EvriMED), aim to improve treatment adherence and are being widely evaluated. As part of the Adherence Support Coal…