Stigma, depression, and quality of life among people with pulmonary tuberculosis diagnosed through active and passive case finding in Nepal: a prospective cohort study.

Background: The psychosocial consequences of tuberculosis (TB) are key barriers to ending TB globally. We evaluated and compared stigma, depression, and quality of life (QoL) among people with TB diagnosed through active (ACF) and passive (PCF) case-finding in Nepal.

Methods: We prospectively recruited adults with TB diagnosed through ACF and PCF in four districts of Nepal between August 2018 and April 2019.

Healthcare providers' and community stakeholders' perception of using drones for tuberculosis diagnosis in Nepal: an exploratory qualitative study.

Background: In rural Nepal, poor road and transport networks and few testing laboratories impede tuberculosis diagnosis. A drone transport system was established to transport sputum samples to laboratories with advanced molecular diagnostic machines - GeneXpert MTB/RIF. This study explored the perceptions of using drones for tuberculosis diagnosis among community stakeholders, female community health volunteers, and healthcare providers from communities with drones implemented and without drone programs.

Examining barriers to access mental health services among patients with mental health issues in SAARC nations: A systematic review and meta-synthesis of qualitative studies.

Background: Inspite of high prevalence of mental illness in developing countries, access to health care for addressing mental health issues has several existing barriers at different levels leading to disproportionate adverse health outcomes, summarised as the three Ds of death, disability, and health-economic deficit. This study aims at examining the perspectives of patients with mental illness on barriers to access mental care.

Methods: In this study, we searched EMBASE, PubMed, Scopus and PsycNet databases.