Publications by authors named "Yara Voss de Lima"
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- * A study in various African countries assessed healthcare workers' experiences with a comprehensive tuberculosis diagnosis package, highlighting that while systematic screening increased awareness, it also increased their workload.
- * Healthcare workers generally felt confident with certain diagnostic procedures like nasopharyngeal aspirations and molecular testing, but expressed concerns about logistical issues, cultural barriers for stool collection, and the need for ongoing training to improve self-efficacy in clinical evaluations.
Studies assessing patient-centred outcomes of novel rifampicin resistant tuberculosis (RR-TB) diagnostics are rare and mostly apply conventional methods which may not adequately address biases. Even though the Xpert MTB/RIF molecular assay was endorsed a decade ago for simultaneous diagnosis of tuberculosis and RR-TB, the impact of the assay on mortality among people with RR-TB has not yet been assessed. We analysed data of an observational prospective cohort study (EXIT-RIF) performed in South Africa.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: As part of ongoing efforts to generate evidence needed on HIV and tuberculosis (TB) to inform policies and programs aimed to improve the health outcomes of migrants and communities affected by migration and mining, a preliminary investigation was conducted through a biological and behavioral (BBS) approach related to HIV and TB in two communities of origin of migrant mineworkers in Gaza Province. The main objective was to determine the prevalence of HIV and the rates of asymptomatic infection by TB, and the social and behavioral risk factors associated.
Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted from May to June 2017 using a simple random sampling methodology.
Objective: To assess the outcomes of linkage to TB and HIV care and identify risk factors for poor referral outcomes.
Design: Cohort study of TB patients diagnosed at an urban hospital.
Methods: Linkage to care was determined by review of clinic files, national death register, and telephone contact, and classified as linked to care, delayed linkage to care (>7 days for TB treatment, >30 days for HIV care), or failed linkage to care.