Assessment of the tuberculosis case-finding and prevention cascade among people living with HIV in Zambia – 2018

A cross-sectional cluster survey

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ID15372129
AuthorsMichael Melgar (0000-0003-3243-9854, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, corresponding author), Ray W Shiraishi (0000-0001-7640-0666, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Clifford Tende (Tropical Diseases Research Centre), Sydney Mwanza (Tropical Diseases Research Centre), Joyce Mulenga (Tropical Diseases Research Centre), Shepherd Khondowe (Tropical Diseases Research Centre), David Mwakazanga (0000-0002-4860-1505, Tropical Diseases Research Centre), Kelvin Kapungu (Tropical Diseases Research Centre), Mathias Tembo (0000-0003-2215-6279, Tropical Diseases Research Centre), Amos Nota (Ministry of Health), Patrick Lungu (0000-0002-6349-1885, Ministry of Health), Brittany K Moore (0000-0002-5554-5353, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention), Brittany Moore, Laura Jean Podewils (0000-0002-0644-0993, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Year2021
Volume21
Issue1
Pages859-859
Publication date2021-05-04
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-021-10929-z
PMID33947361
OpenAlexW3157586762
LanguageEN
Citations received3
References cited20

TPT uptake among people living with HIV in Zambia is challenged by inconsistent tuberculosis screening, lack of TPT training for healthcare workers, and supply chain inefficiencies. Addressing these barriers may increase TPT initiations and improve outcomes among people living with HIV

Biostatistics · Cluster (spacecraft · Cluster sampling · Cross-sectional study · Environmental health · Latent tuberculosis · Mycobacterium tuberculosis · Pathology · Population · Public health · Residence · Tuberculosis · Demography · Diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis · Medicine · Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia detection and treatment · Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology · Gerontology · Pediatrics

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