Uptake and Completion of Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment Using 12-Dose, Weekly Isoniazid-Rifapentine Regimen in Bangladesh: A Community-Based Implementation Study.

Background: The United Nations high-level meeting (UNHLM) pledged to enroll 30 million in tuberculosis preventive treatment (TPT) by 2022, necessitating TPT expansion to all at tuberculosis (TB) risk. We assessed the uptake and completion of a 12-dose, weekly isoniazid-rifapentine (3HP) TPT regimen.

Methods: Between February 2018 and March 2019 in Dhaka, community-based TPT using 3HP targeted household contacts of 883 confirmed drug-sensitive pulmonary TB patients.

Incorporating patient reporting patterns to evaluate spatially targeted TB interventions.

Purpose: Tuberculosis (TB) is geographically heterogeneous, and geographic targeting can improve the impact of TB interventions. However, standard TB notification data may not sufficiently capture this heterogeneity. Better understanding of patient reporting patterns (discrepancies between residence and place of presentation) may improve our ability to use notifications to appropriately target interventions.

Mortality risk associated with surgical treatment of female genital fistula.

Objective: To describe the mortality risk associated with surgical treatment of female genital fistula and the contributory and contextual factors.

Methods: In a descriptive study, confidential inquiries and clinical audits were conducted at 14 fistula repair sites in seven resource-poor countries between January 2005 and March 2013. Data collection included interviews with key personnel involved in the clinical management of the deceased, and a review of hospital records and patient files following an audit protocol.

Effect of educational level on knowledge and use of breast cancer screening practices in Bangladeshi women.

The Breast Health Global Initiative 2007 emphasized education and cultural values for promoting breast cancer screening in developing countries. This cross-sectional study investigated if educational level and cultural beliefs affect breast cancer screening practices in 152 women 40 years or older in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Women with a higher (>12 years) educational level were more likely to know about breast self-examination (BSE; OR(adj), 95%CI = 22, 6.