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The cost-effectiveness of incentive-based active case finding for tuberculosis (TB) control in the private sector Karachi, Pakistan

BMC Health Services Research, 2019
Background In Asia, over 50% of patients with symptoms of tuberculosis (TB) access health care from private providers. These patients are usually not notified to the National TB Control Programs, which contributes to low notification rates in many ...
Hamidah Hussain, Amani Thomas Mori, Aamir J. Khan, Saira Khowaja, Jacob Creswell, Thorkild Tylleskar, Bjarne Robberstad   +6 more
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A comparison between passive and active case finding in TB control in the Arkhangelsk region [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2014
Background: In Russia, active case finding (ACF) for certain population groups has been practiced uninterruptedly for many decades, but no studies comparing ACF and passive case finding (PCF) approaches in Russia have been published.
Vladimir N. Kuznetsov, Andrej M. Grjibovski, Andrey O. Mariandyshev, Eva Johansson, Gunnar A. Bjune   +4 more
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IJCM_310A: Active Case Finding for Tuberculosis in outreach centres of a medical college in Puducherry, India: A Mixed Methods Study on Outcomes and Implementation Challenges

Indian Journal of Community Medicine
Background: Tuberculosis is the leading cause of death from a curable infectious disease and is responsible for 9.9 million new cases and 1.3 million deaths. Over 95% of TB deaths occur in low and middle-income countries.
Binoth E Navilson, Rajesh Kumar Konduru
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Missed opportunity for tuberculosis case detection in household contacts in a high burden setting

The Pan African Medical Journal, 2012
Contact investigation remains an essential component of tuberculosis (TB) control, yet missed opportunities to trace, medically examine, and treat close contacts of newly diagnosed index TB cases persist.
Juliet Nabbuye Sekandi, Hassard Sempeera, Justin List, Christopher Whalen   +3 more
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Digital Storytelling and Community Engagement to Find Missing TB Cases in Rural Nuh, India

Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 2022
Nuh, Haryana, is one of India’s least developed districts. To improve TB case notifications, ZMQ carried out an active case-finding (ACF) intervention conducted by community health workers (MIRAs) using a digital TB storytelling platform to create TB ...
Subhi Quraishi, Hilmi Quraishi, Hemlata Yadav, Ayushi Singh, Ilmana Fasih, Nathaly Aguilera Vasquez, Lavanya Huria, Tripti Pande, Olive Mumba, Vishnu Vardhan Kamineni, Amera Khan   +10 more
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“Knock Knock”: a qualitative study exploring the experience of household contacts on home visits and their attitude towards people living with TB in South Africa

BMC Public Health, 2020
Background Household contract tracing (HHCT) is an important strategy for active tuberculosis case finding and offers an opportunity for testing of other diseases such as HIV. However, there is limited data on the patient-centered approach to HHCT.
Farzana Sathar, Kavindhran Velen, Meaghan Peterson, Salome Charalambous, Candice M. Chetty-Makkan   +4 more
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Exploring Active Case Detection Approaches for Leprosy Diagnosis in Varied Endemic Settings: A Comprehensive Scoping Review

Life
(1) Background: The global burden of leprosy is not shared equally; with the majority of cases being diagnosed in Brazil, India, and Indonesia. Understanding the methods of active case detection (ACD) used in high and low endemic regions is vital for the
Heynes Brown, Anil Fastenau, Srilekha Penna, Paul Saunderson, Gonnie Klabbers   +4 more
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Tuberculosis screening among pregnant women attending a tertiary care hospital in Puducherry, South India: is it worth the effort?

Global Health Action, 2019
Background: The national tuberculosis (TB) programme in India recommends screening all pregnant women for TB, but this is rarely implemented. We carried out systematic TB screening among women attending the antenatal clinic of a tertiary care hospital in
Mathavaswami Vijayageetha, Ajay MV Kumar, Jayalakshmy Ramakrishnan, Sonali Sarkar, Dasari Papa, Kedar Mehta, Noyal M Joseph, Manju Rajaram, Sathish Rajaa, Palanivel Chinnakali   +9 more
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Ending the TB epidemic – what can we learn from the HIV epidemic?

IJTLD Open
Advocates for community-wide screening promote this approach to reduce TB incidence and end the TB epidemic. The roll-out of antiretroviral therapy (ART) for HIV-infected people is often cited as evidence that such ambitious programmes can work, even in ...
A.D. Harries
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Impact of COVID-19 on TB active case finding in Nigeria [PDF]

Public Health Action, 2020
Background: Active TB case finding (ACF) is a key strategy employed by the National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme (NTBLCP) to address the increasing gap in TB case finding in Nigeria. KNCV TB foundation Nigeria rolled out two high-impact ACF interventions; TB Surge and the Wellness on Wheels (WoW) campaigns from January 2020.Method: The ...
B, Odume, V, Falokun, O, Chukwuogo, C, Ogbudebe, S, Useni, N, Nwokoye, E, Aniwada, B, Olusola Faleye, I, Okekearu, D, Nongo, T, Odusote, A, Lawanson   +11 more
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