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Stigma relating to tuberculosis infection prevention and control implementation in rural health facilities in South Africa - a qualitative study outlining opportunities for mitigation.
BMC Glob Public Health
October 2024
Nuffield Department of Primary Care Health Sciences, Oxford University, Oxford, UK.
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a stigmatised disease with intersectional associations with poverty, HIV, transmission risk and mortality. The use of visible TB infection prevention and control (IPC) measures, such as masks or isolation, can contribute to stigma.
Methods: To explore stigma in this condition, we conducted in-depth individual interviews with 18 health workers and 15 patients in the rural Eastern Cape of South Africa using a semi-structured interview guide and narrative approach.
Evaluation of testing face-mask filter samples with LAMP shows high rates of detection in pulmonary TB.
Int J Tuberc Lung Dis
October 2024
Department of Basic Mycobacteriosis, Graduate School of Biomedical Science, Nagasaki University, Nagasaki, Japan;, Department of Mycobacterium Reference and Research, Research Institute of Tuberculosis, JATA, Kiyose, Tokyo, Japan.
Article Synopsis
- A study explored the use of bioaerosol detection of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) as a diagnostic tool for patients unable to provide sputum samples.
- Researchers developed a specialized mask with different types of filters to capture MTB particles from patients shortly after starting treatment.
- Results showed high sensitivity and perfect specificity for the filters, indicating that this method could be an effective alternative for diagnosing presumed tuberculosis in clinical settings.
Risk Factors for Latent Tuberculosis among Health-care Workers in Sri Lanka.
WHO South East Asia J Public Health
January 2024
Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Introduction: Management of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) was introduced as a national policy in Sri Lanka in 2022, targeting high-risk groups, including health-care workers (HCWs). This study aimed to identify the potential risk factors for LTBI among HCWs in government hospitals.
Methods: A case-control study was conducted.
Improving tuberculosis control: assessing the value of medical masks and case detection-a multi-country study with cost-effectiveness analysis.
R Soc Open Sci
June 2024
Department of Mathematics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Universitas Indonesia, Depok 16424, Indonesia.
Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant global health concern, necessitating effective control strategies. This article presents a mathematical model to evaluate the comparative effectiveness of medical mask usage and case detection in TB control. The model is constructed as a system of ordinary differential equations and incorporates crucial aspects of TB dynamics, including slow-fast progression, medical mask use, case detection, treatment interventions and differentiation between symptomatic and asymptomatic cases.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFAirborne Infection Control Practices in Homes for the Aged in the Context of Tuberculosis Elimination.
Indian J Public Health
October 2023
Professor and Head, Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College, Kollam, Kerala, India.
Background: National Strategic Plan to End tuberculosis (TB) in India 2020-2025 aims to prevent the emergence of TB in susceptible populations. Airborne infection control (AIC) practices in high-risk settings like homes for the aged (HFA) will be essential to achieve this.
Objective: The objective is to assess the AIC practices (AICPs) in HFA in the Kollam district in Kerala, India.
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