Can we find the missing men in clinics? Clinic attendance by sex and HIV status in rural South Africa.

HIV-negative men are over-represented in tuberculosis (TB) prevalence surveys including the first South African national TB prevalence survey in 2018. Traditionally, TB screening is focused in clinics. We aimed to determine the frequency of primary healthcare clinic (PHC) attendance among HIV-negative men in a TB-prevalent setting.

Prevalence and Risk Factors for Infection Among Adolescents in Rural South Africa.

Background: We aimed to estimate the prevalence of and explore risk factors for infection among adolescents in a high tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevalence setting.

Methods: A cross-sectional study of adolescents (10-19 years) randomly selected from a demographic surveillance area (DSA) in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. We determined infection status using the QuantiFERON-TB Gold-plus assay.