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Change in psychological parameters and quality of life among individuals with pulmonary and extrapulmonary tuberculosis following the intensive phase of therapy: A longitudinal observational study from central India.
Indian J Tuberc
October 2024
Department of Psychiatry, All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Bhopal 3002, Office of Psychiatry, Third Floor, Academic Block, AIIMS Campus, Saket nagar, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India, 462020. Electronic address:
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a global health concern, impacting millions annually, with limited attention to the psychological distress it inflicts. Psychological comorbidities, such as depression, anxiety, and stress, significantly affect the quality of life (QoL) of TB patients. Available literature on this topic is restricted to the pulmonary TB (PTB) patients; while psychological issues of the extrapulmonary TB (EPTB) patients who comprise a significant proportion of this disease entity remains unexplored.
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BMC Infect Dis
February 2024
University College London Hospitals, London, UK.
Background: Tuberculosis in the UK is more prevalent in people with social risk factors- e.g. previous incarceration, homelessness - and in migrants from TB endemic countries.
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Health Soc Care Deliv Res
October 2023
Department of Mathematics, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK.
Background: There is a high prevalence of health problems among single people who are homeless. Specialist primary health care services for this population have been developed in several locations across England; however, there have been very few evaluations of these services.
Objectives: This study evaluated the work of different models of primary health care provision in England to determine their effectiveness in engaging people who are homeless in health care and in providing continuity of care for long-term conditions.
Tuberculosis infection among youths in overcrowded university hostels in Kenya: a cross-sectional study.
Trop Med Health
December 2021
Department of Public Health, School of Health and Human Sciences, Pwani University, P.O Box 196-80108, Kilifi, Kenya.
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a top global health problem and its transmission rate among contacts is higher when they are cohabiting with a person who is sputum smear-positive. Our study aimed to describe the prevalence of TB among student contacts in the university and determine factors associated with TB transmission.
Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study with an active contact case finding approach among students receiving treatment at Kilifi County Hospital from January 2016 to December 2017.
COVID-19: a new burden of respiratory disease among South African miners?
Curr Opin Pulm Med
March 2021
Occupational Medicine Division and Centre for Environmental & Occupational Health Research (CEOHR), University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.
Purpose Of Review: Mineworkers in South Africa experience a triple burden of disease due to their distinct work experience. Silicosis increases their risk of tuberculosis (TB), exacerbated by the HIV epidemic. Work-related factors are likely to increase transmission, severity, and post infection sequelae of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection.
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