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Xue Gu, Xiao-Yan Wang, Jian-Na Zhang
…tening the lives of patients and imposing significant psychosocial burdens. Recent studies have highlighted the crucial role of psychosocial factors, including socioeconomic status, disease severity, and social support systems in recovery. However, research gaps persist in develo…
Rogers Kamulegeya, Rose Nabatanzi, Derrick Semugenze, Faridah Mugala, Mercy Takuwa, et al.
…ntation of high-burden countries, HIV-affected populations, social determinants, pediatric TB, and extrapulmonary disease. **CONCLUSIONS:** Machine learning models for predicting TB treatment failure show promising discrimination but are not yet ready for routine clinical implem…
Mohammed Khaleefah, David Parvizi, Karrar Khaleefah, Farheen Basith, Khushman K Bhullar, et al.
…lvement and malnutrition. It also underscores the impact of social determinants of health on disease progression and access to care in undocumented immigrant populations.
Quarcoopome L, Tornu E
…ross-sectional survey assessed the physical, psychological, social relationship and environmental quality of life of 250 persons living with tuberculosis in four public health facilities using the World Health Organization's Quality of Life Brief Questionnaire instrument. Results…
Yang H, Liu Q, Wu Y, He K, Zeng Q, et al.
…d determined clinical outcomes. The Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS 25) was used to analyse the data. Continuous variables were compared using Student's t-test or rank sum test. Counting data were compared using the chi-square test or Fisher's exact test. The variabl…
Franco-Herrera D, González-Ocampo D, Restrepo-Montoya V, Gómez-Guevara JE, Alvear-Villacorte N, et al.
Central nervous system (CNS) tuberculosis includes three clinical entities: tuberculous meningitis, intracranial tuberculoma, and spinal tuberculous arachnoiditis. All three categories are encountered frequently in regions of the world where the incidence of TB is high. Meningeal…
Sema Aytac, Özlem Ovayolu, Merve Gülpak, Sibel Dogru
…s disease, it affects patients not only physically but also socially and patients are reported to experience stigma. This study was conducted to determine the stigma levels of patients in a tuberculosis dispensary in the southeastern region of Turkey. The study was conducted betw…
Guillén-Nepita AL, Vázquez-Marrufo G, Cruz-Hernández A, García-Oliva F, Zepeda-Gurrola RC, et al.
…sub-regional level, allowing disclosure of the clinical and social factors that may be hampering efforts to control tuberculosis. In this work, a detailed epidemiological profile was outlined using data of all new monthly cases registered in the National System of Epidemiological…
Anye LC, Agbortabot Bissong ME, Njundah AL, Siewe Fodjo JN
…ipants: the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, the Oslo Social Support Scale, and the Medication Adherence Rating Scale. Multiple logistic regression models were fitted to investigate determinants of depression and anxiety. Results A total of 375 participants were recruited (…
Richard Delali Agbeko Djochie, Berko Panyin Anto, Mercy Naa Aduele Opare-Addo
… (TB) affects patients' quality of life due to symptoms and social stigma, especially in low-income settings like Ghana. However, data on factors influencing health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in such environments are limited. Identifying these factors is essential for improv…
Sodhi R, Penkunas MJ, Pal A
…ms to link private sector TB care with the constellation of social support mechanisms available through the Indian National TB Elimination Programme (NTEP), including the provision of free fixed-dose combination (FDCs) drugs to patients. This quasi-experimental study analysed rou…
A Duret, A Cardoso-Pinto, A Bhattacharyya, Ivin Jose, A Ahmadi, et al.
…s and young adults (AYA) with TB have distinct physical and social characteristics compared to other age groups. This study describes a cohort of AYA with TB in a low TB-prevalence, high-income setting and investigates whether demographic or social factors affect management outco…
Kapadiya DJ, Dave PV, Vadera B, Patel PG, Chawla S, et al.
Background Tuberculosis (TB) is first opportunistic infection and leading cause of death among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS. Certainly, the prevalence of TB is expected to differ between general population and HIV-infected persons. This study was conducted to determine…
Van Hoving DJ, Griesel R, Meintjes G, Takwoingi Y, Maartens G, et al.
…se, BIOSIS, Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Conference Proceedings Citation Index- Science (CPCI-S), and also ClinicalTrials.gov and the WHO International Clinical Trials Registry Platform to identify ongoing trials. Selectio…
Echazarreta A, Zerbini E, De Sandro J, Sáenz C, Yessi L, et al.
… an age and gender perspective to enable the development of social and community-based strategies.
Bruce ATI, Berra TZ, Dos Santos FL, Alves YM, Souza LLL, et al.
… a serious public health problem, and is directly linked to social issues. We analyzed temporal trend variations in areas at risk for concomitant TB, and characterized the clinical and epidemiological profiles of cases in a hyperendemic municipality in the Amazon region of Brazil…
Getaneh Mengistu, Zinaye Tekeste, Daniel Mehabie, Solomon Tesfaye, Amir Alelign
…e, contact with TB patients, and high-risk occupational and social groups such as students, merchants, and pastoralists. Targeted TB prevention and control efforts focusing on these high-risk populations are needed to reduce the disease burden in the study area.
Evidence L Nxumalo, Ncomeka Sineke, Ntandazo Dlatu, Teke Apalata, Lindiwe Modest Faye
… health systems. Understanding treatment outcomes and their determinants is required to achieve the WHO End TB Strategy targets. The objective of this study was to examine treatment outcomes for tuberculosis (TB) in both rural and urban clinics within the Eastern Cape Province. W…
Diriba G, Alemu A, Tola HH, Eshetu K, Yenew B, et al.
…crosoft Excel sheet and analyzed by Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 23. Results Among a total of 13 772 individuals tested using the Xpert MTB/RIF assay, the majority (8223; 59.7%) were males, and 48.5% (6678) of the individuals were aged between 15 and 39 …
Kumar A, Singh J, Hashmat O, Ameet P, Budhrani N, et al.
… data was collected and analyzed on Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 18.0 (IBM Corp., Armonk NY, USA). Demographic data were presented as simple descriptive statistics giving mean and standard deviation for age, height, weight, GCS (Glasgow Coma Scale), seru…
Durga Anbalagan, Sandeep Kumar Dharnamoni, Prasanth Kumar Sarella, Lakshman Rao Rl, Adarsh Kumar K
…tered approach that combines health education, counselling, social support, and strengthened healthcare delivery systems.