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Tuberculosis active case-finding interventions and approaches for prisoners in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic scoping review

BMC Infectious Diseases, 2020
Background In sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), most prisons are overcrowded with poor ventilation and put prisoners disproportionally at risk of exposure to Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) and developing TB infection but are mostly missed due to poor access to ...
Desmond Kuupiel, Portia Vezi, Vitalis Bawontuo, Ernest Osei, Tivani P. Mashamba-Thompson   +4 more
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ANALYSIS OF COMMUNITY HEALTH VOLUNTEER (CHV) BEHAVIOR IN DETECTING PRESUMPTIVE PULMONARY TB IN BANJARNEGARA

Jurnal Berkala Epidemiologi
Background: Pulmonary TB case detection in Banjarnegara Regency from 202 to 2023 has fallen short of the target. As of June 2024, only 21% of suspected pulmonary TB cases have been identified.
Saroh Saroh, Bagoes Widjanarko, Zahroh Shaluhiyah   +2 more
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Improving TB case notification in northern Uganda: evidence of a quality improvement-guided active case finding intervention

BMC Health Services Research, 2018
Background Strategies to identify and treat undiagnosed prevalent cases that have not sought diagnostic services on their own, are necessary to treat TB in patients earlier and interrupt transmission. Late presentation for medical services of symptomatic
Esther Karamagi, Simon Sensalire, Martin Muhire, Herbert Kisamba, John Byabagambi, Mirwais Rahimzai, Frank Mugabe, Upenytho George, Jacqueline Calnan, Dejene Seyoum, Estella Birabwa   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Burden and Associated Factors of Tuberculosis Among Household Contacts of Sputum Positive Tuberculosis Patients of Aligarh

Indian Journal of Community Medicine
Background: Engaging patients in healthcare for diagnosis and treatment through active case-finding, which is initiated by healthcare providers, involves methodically searching for tuberculosis in individuals who may not seek medical attention otherwise.
Simon Jude, Ali J. Abedi, Saira Mehnaz, Mohammad Shameem   +3 more
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Reaching the underserved: Active tuberculosis case finding in urban slums in southeastern Nigeria

International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2015
Background: Nigeria ranks 10th among 22 high TB burden countries with low TB case detection that relies on passive case finding. Although there is increasing body of evidence that active case finding (ACF) has improved TB case finding in urban slums in ...
Chidubem L Ogbudebe, Joseph N Chukwu, Charles C Nwafor, Anthony O Meka, Ngozi Ekeke, Nelson O Madichie, Moses C Anyim, Chijioke Osakwe, Ugochukwu Onyeonoro, Kingsley N Ukwaja, Daniel C Oshi   +10 more
doaj   +1 more source

Factors associated with tuberculosis disease among children who are household contacts of tuberculosis cases in an urban setting in Malaysia

BMC Public Health, 2019
Background With the rise in prevalence of childhood tuberculosis (TB) globally, contact tracing should be a powerful strategy for early diagnosis and management, especially in children who are household contacts of active TB cases.
Noor Atika Azit, Aniza Ismail, Norfazilah Ahmad, Rohani Ismail, Shuhaily Ishak   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Usage of Mobile X-Rays in Active Case-Finding for Tuberculosis

Journal of Innovation and Community Engagement
Indonesia has the world’s second-highest number of tuberculosis cases. More than 300,000 cases of tuberculosis in Indonesia have not been diagnosed or recorded, which are known as the missing cases. Undiagnosed tuberculosis patients will cause the spread
Cindra Paskaria, Elizabeth Wianto, Hapnes Toba   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Active tuberculosis case finding and detection of drug resistance among HIV-infected patients: A cross-sectional study in a TB endemic area, Gondar, Northwest Ethiopia

International Journal of Mycobacteriology, 2014
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) patients co-infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) often lack the classic symptoms of pulmonary tuberculosis, making the diagnosis difficult. Current practices in resource-limited settings often indicate that these
Martha Alemayehu, Baye Gelaw, Ebba Abate, Liya Wassie, Yeshambel Belyhun, Shiferaw Bekele, Russell R Kempker, Henry M Blumberg, Abraham Aseffa   +8 more
doaj   +1 more source

Active Case Finding for Tuberculosis in the Community

, 2018
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major global health problem. The World Health Organization (WHO) has set ambitious targets to eliminate TB by 2035. To achieve this, dramatic reductions in TB incidence must be achieved worldwide. Strategies to achieve these targets include the early detection and treatment of all patients with TB, and preventative treatment
openaire   +2 more sources

Community-wide active case finding and tuberculosis infection in children [PDF]

The Lancet Public Health, 2021
Guy B, Marks, Thu-Anh, Nguyen, Gregory J, Fox   +2 more
openaire   +2 more sources