Publications by authors named "Tsepang Lekhela"
Article Synopsis
- Participatory surveillance in Lesotho, called "LeCellPHIA," involved at-risk populations reporting influenza-like illness (ILI) symptoms via phone calls from interviewers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The study analyzed ILI trends and demographic factors from July 2020 to July 2021, revealing a 75% response rate with 122,985 reports, indicating higher ILI risk in older age groups, particularly those 60 and above.
- Findings were shared in real-time with health authorities to help monitor ILI trends and inform public health policies aimed at reducing COVID-19 transmission.
The PREVENT study to evaluate the effectiveness and acceptability of a community-based intervention to prevent childhood tuberculosis in Lesotho: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial.
Yael Hirsch-Moverman Andrea A Howard Koen Frederix Limakatso Lebelo Anneke Hesseling Tsepang Lekhela
Trials
November 2017
Background: Effective, evidence-based interventions to prevent childhood tuberculosis (TB) in high TB/HIV-burden, resource-limited settings are urgently needed. There is limited implementation of evidence-based contact management strategies, including isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT), for child contacts of TB cases in Lesotho.
Methods/design: This mixed-methods implementation science study utilizes a two-arm cluster-randomized trial design with randomization at the health facility level.