Evaluation of community-based interventions to improve TB case detection in a rural district of Tanzania

C Colvin, J Mugyabuso, G Munuo, J Lyimo… - … Health: Science and …, 2014 - ghspjournal.org
In Tanzania, people with tuberculosis (TB) commonly self-medicate or visit traditional
healers before seeking formal medical care. Between 2009 and 2011, we piloted a …

[HTML][HTML] Active TB case finding in a high burden setting; comparison of community and facility-based strategies in Lusaka, Zambia

M Kagujje, L Chilukutu, P Somwe, J Mutale… - PLOS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Introduction We conducted an implementation science study to increase TB case detection
through a combination of interventions at health facility and community levels. We …

[HTML][HTML] Acceptability and effectiveness of the storekeeper-based TB referral system for TB suspects in sub-districts of Lilongwe in Malawi

BN Simwaka, S Theobald, A Willets, FML Salaniponi… - 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Early access to tuberculosis diagnosis and treatment remains a challenge in
developing countries. General use of informal providers such as storekeepers is common …

[HTML][HTML] Improving TB case notification in northern Uganda: evidence of a quality improvement-guided active case finding intervention

E Karamagi, S Sensalire, M Muhire, H Kisamba… - BMC health services …, 2018 - Springer
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 …

[PDF][PDF] Tuberculosis case-finding through a village outreach programme in a rural setting in southern Ethiopia: community randomized trial

EB Shargie, O Mørkve… - Bulletin of the World …, 2006 - SciELO Public Health
OBJECTIVE: To ascertain whether case-finding through community outreach in a rural
setting has an effect on case-notification rate, symptom duration, and treatment outcome of …

[HTML][HTML] Knowledge, attitude and practice towards tuberculosis in Gambia: a nation-wide cross-sectional survey

AO Bashorun, C Linda, S Omoleke, L Kendall… - BMC Public Health, 2020 - Springer
Background Early diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) are the mainstay of global
and national TB control efforts. However, the gap between expected and reported cases …

[HTML][HTML] Trends in tuberculosis case notification and treatment success, Haiti, 2010–2015

M Charles, M Richard, P Joseph, MR Bury… - The American journal …, 2017 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Since the 2010 earthquake, tuberculosis (TB) control has been a major priority for health
sector response and recovery efforts in Haiti. The goal of this study was to analyze trends in …

Knowledge of tuberculosis and factors responsible for low case detection in the Amansie Central District, Ghana

E Afoakwa, J Taylor - South Sudan Medical Journal, 2018 - ajol.info
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) case detection rate has remained consistently low in the
Amansie Central District despite the implementation of the National TB Programme (NTP) …

[HTML][HTML] Trained community volunteers improve tuberculosis knowledge and attitudes among adults in a periurban community in southwest Nigeria

M Balogun, A Sekoni, ST Meloni… - The American journal …, 2015 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Nigeria has the world's 10th largest tuberculosis (TB) burden. Targeted community-based
interventions can potentially help reduce TB incidence. We designed an intervention in a …

Training of community healthcare providers and TB case detection in Bangladesh

S Islam, AD Harries, S Malhotra, K Zaman… - International …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background For several years, BRAC (previously known as the Bangladesh Rural
Advancement Committee) has been assisting with national TB control efforts in Bangladesh …