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Narra J
December 2024
Doctoral Program of Development Extension and Community Empowerment, School of Postgraduate Studies, Universitas Sebelas Maret, Surakarta, Indonesia.
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant global health challenge, especially for children. The aim of this scoping review was to investigate the role of mothers in preventing childhood TB transmission and highlight effective strategies and associated barriers. A systematic literature search was conducted using PubMed, Web of Science, and Scopus, covering articles up to January 17, 2024.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe effectiveness of community-wide screening for pulmonary tuberculosis: a systematic review.
EClinicalMedicine
January 2025
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Global Health, Stellenbosch University, Western Cape, South Africa.
This systematic review evaluated the effectiveness of community-wide screening for pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) in high-burden areas by analysing randomised controlled trials (RCTs). The review focused on interventions offering TB screening to entire communities, comparing them to standard care or alternative approaches. The main outcome assessed was microbiologically confirmed TB diagnoses, including rates and prevalence.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFTuberculosis screening among cough suppressant buyers in pharmacies and drug outlets in Guinea: a cross-sectional study.
BMJ Open Respir Res
December 2024
World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland.
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- Tuberculosis (TB) is a major health issue in Guinea, with many cases going undetected; an intensified case finding strategy involved pharmacies and drug outlets targeting customers buying cough suppressants.
- A study conducted in Conakry involved screening 916 individuals for TB, resulting in a 14% bacteriologically confirmed TB diagnosis, with gender and age influencing diagnosis likelihood.
- The intervention cost approximately $32.66 per person referred and $237.45 for those diagnosed, showing that using pharmacies as a TB detection point is both feasible and effective in boosting detection rates.
Effect of case detection strategies on the prognosis of tuberculosis patients in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, 2010-19: A retrospective cohort study.
Trop Med Int Health
December 2024
Department of Epidemiology-Laboratório de Inferência Causal em Epidemiologia (LINCE-USP), School of Public Health, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.
Background: Despite existing recommendations, there is still a scarcity of evidence on the impact of active case finding strategies versus passive case finding strategies, especially with regard to the mortality of tuberculosis patients. Therefore, our aim was to estimate the effect of case detection strategies on the prognosis of tuberculosis patients.
Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of 160,384 new cases of tuberculosis patients diagnosed between 1 January 2010 and 31 August 2019 in the state of São Paulo, Brazil.
The asymptomatic tuberculosis proportion among the elderly population: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
BMC Public Health
December 2024
Department of Tuberculosis Control and Prevention, Zhejiang Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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- A study investigated the presence of asymptomatic tuberculosis among elderly patients with active tuberculosis, finding that 67.7% of these patients were asymptomatic.
- The analysis included nine studies with over 364,000 elderly individuals, and the highest rates of asymptomatic cases were found in high-burden countries and among those screened using multiple strategies.
- Results indicate a need for increased awareness and screening for tuberculosis in the elderly, especially as the proportion of asymptomatic cases varied among different study settings and over time.
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