Dione Benjumea-Bedoya
Biographic Data
| ID | 9065124 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dione Benjumea-Bedoya |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dione |
| FAMILY NAME | Benjumea-Bedoya |
| SIGNATURE | BENJUMEA-BEDOYA D |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 7 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 0 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 7 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment outcomes at a national referral hospital in Sierra Leone, 2017 to 2022
Sierra Leone is one of the 30 high TB burden countries in the world, with an incidence rate in 2023 of 273 per 100,000 population. Despite progress in case notification and treatment coverage, around 5,000 cases of TB in Sierra Leone are missing each year. The COVID-19 pandemic has further compounded these challenges. We highlight its effect on drug-resistant TB treatment outcomes. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of drug-resistant TB ca…
A process evaluation of an eHealth intervention to strengthen the circle of tuberculosis care in Shigatse, Tibet, China
Tuberculosis (TB) is an ongoing global health threat that has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. People with TB need comprehensive medical and social supports to ensure they can maintain and complete TB treatment. TB programs globally have turned to eHealth to bridge gaps in access and strengthen the circle of care around people with TB. This study evaluates the implementation of an intervention aimed at improving TB care in Shigatse, usi…
A individually randomized controlled trial comparing Healer-led vs. clinician- led training to improve personal protective equipment use among traditional healers in South Africa
Like allopathic healthcare workers, healers are also exposed to patients’ blood and body fluids. A widespread practice is the traditional “injection,” in which the healer performs subcutaneous incisions to rub herbs directly into the bloodied skin, resulting in 1,500 blood exposures over their lifetime. We tested the impact of healer-led PPE training, staffed by trained traditional healers who reported using PPE during each risky clinical encount…
Investigating the drivers for antibiotic use and misuse amongst medical undergraduates–perspectives from a Sri Lankan medical school
Medical undergraduates are a unique group who gain the theoretical knowledge on prescribing antibiotics but are not authorized to prescribe till full licensure. This unique situation may result in self-medication and unauthorized prescription of antibiotics. This cross-sectional study was conducted among medical students of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka in 2021 to identify patterns and drivers for antibiotic use and…
Estimating the effect of a rifampicin resistant tuberculosis diagnosis by the Xpert MTB/RIF assay on two-year mortality
Studies assessing patient-centred outcomes of novel rifampicin resistant tuberculosis (RR-TB) diagnostics are rare and mostly apply conventional methods which may not adequately address biases. Even though the Xpert MTB/RIF molecular assay was endorsed a decade ago for simultaneous diagnosis of tuberculosis and RR-TB, the impact of the assay on mortality among people with RR-TB has not yet been assessed. We analysed data of an observational prosp…
Health worker experiences of implementing TB infection prevention and control
Implementation of TB infection prevention and control (IPC) measures in health facilities is frequently inadequate, despite nosocomial TB transmission to patients and health workers causing harm. We aimed to review qualitative evidence of the complexity associated with implementing TB IPC, to help guide the development of TB IPC implementation plans. We undertook a qualitative evidence synthesis of studies that used qualitative methods to explore…
Covid-19 vaccine brand hesitancy and other challenges to vaccination in the Philippines
Effective and safe COVID-19 vaccines have been developed at a rapid and unprecedented pace to control the spread of the virus, and prevent hospitalisations and deaths. However, COVID-19 vaccine uptake is challenged by vaccine hesitancy and anti-vaccination sentiments, a global shortage of vaccine supply, and inequitable vaccine distribution especially among low- and middle-income countries including the Philippines. In this paper, we explored vac…
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Health worker experiences of implementing TB infection prevention and control
Implementation of TB infection prevention and control (IPC) measures in health facilities is frequently inadequate, despite nosocomial TB transmission to patients and health workers causing harm. We aimed to review qualitative evidence of the complexity associated with implementing TB IPC, to help guide the development of TB IPC implementation plans. We undertook a qualitative evidence synthesis of studies that used qualitative methods to explore…
Covid-19 vaccine brand hesitancy and other challenges to vaccination in the Philippines
Effective and safe COVID-19 vaccines have been developed at a rapid and unprecedented pace to control the spread of the virus, and prevent hospitalisations and deaths. However, COVID-19 vaccine uptake is challenged by vaccine hesitancy and anti-vaccination sentiments, a global shortage of vaccine supply, and inequitable vaccine distribution especially among low- and middle-income countries including the Philippines. In this paper, we explored vac…
Investigating the drivers for antibiotic use and misuse amongst medical undergraduates–perspectives from a Sri Lankan medical school
Medical undergraduates are a unique group who gain the theoretical knowledge on prescribing antibiotics but are not authorized to prescribe till full licensure. This unique situation may result in self-medication and unauthorized prescription of antibiotics. This cross-sectional study was conducted among medical students of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka in 2021 to identify patterns and drivers for antibiotic use and…
Estimating the effect of a rifampicin resistant tuberculosis diagnosis by the Xpert MTB/RIF assay on two-year mortality
Studies assessing patient-centred outcomes of novel rifampicin resistant tuberculosis (RR-TB) diagnostics are rare and mostly apply conventional methods which may not adequately address biases. Even though the Xpert MTB/RIF molecular assay was endorsed a decade ago for simultaneous diagnosis of tuberculosis and RR-TB, the impact of the assay on mortality among people with RR-TB has not yet been assessed. We analysed data of an observational prosp…
A individually randomized controlled trial comparing Healer-led vs. clinician- led training to improve personal protective equipment use among traditional healers in South Africa
Like allopathic healthcare workers, healers are also exposed to patients’ blood and body fluids. A widespread practice is the traditional “injection,” in which the healer performs subcutaneous incisions to rub herbs directly into the bloodied skin, resulting in 1,500 blood exposures over their lifetime. We tested the impact of healer-led PPE training, staffed by trained traditional healers who reported using PPE during each risky clinical encount…
A process evaluation of an eHealth intervention to strengthen the circle of tuberculosis care in Shigatse, Tibet, China
Tuberculosis (TB) is an ongoing global health threat that has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic. People with TB need comprehensive medical and social supports to ensure they can maintain and complete TB treatment. TB programs globally have turned to eHealth to bridge gaps in access and strengthen the circle of care around people with TB. This study evaluates the implementation of an intervention aimed at improving TB care in Shigatse, usi…
Effect of the Covid-19 pandemic on drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment outcomes at a national referral hospital in Sierra Leone, 2017 to 2022
Sierra Leone is one of the 30 high TB burden countries in the world, with an incidence rate in 2023 of 273 per 100,000 population. Despite progress in case notification and treatment coverage, around 5,000 cases of TB in Sierra Leone are missing each year. The COVID-19 pandemic has further compounded these challenges. We highlight its effect on drug-resistant TB treatment outcomes. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of drug-resistant TB ca…
Medicine (5 works) · Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology (4 works) · Alternative medicine (3 works) · Family medicine (3 works) · Tuberculosis (3 works) · Antibiotic Use and Resistance (2 works) · Health care (2 works) · Infection Control in Healthcare (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works) · Nursing (2 works)