| Title |
Implementation and effect of intensified case finding on diagnosis of tuberculosis in a large urban HIV clinic in Uganda: a retrospective cohort study.
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| Published in |
BMC Public Health, August 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/1471-2458-12-674 |
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| Authors |
Sabine Hermans, Esther Nasuuna, Frank van Leth, Elena Byhoff, Miriam Schwarz, Andy Hoepelman, Joep Lange, Yukari C Manabe |
| Abstract |
Increased detection of tuberculosis (TB) using intensified or active case finding (ICF) is one of the cornerstones of the Stop TB Strategy, and contrasts with passive case finding (PCF) which relies on self-reported symptoms. There is no clear guidance on implementation strategies. We implemented ICF in addition to ongoing PCF in our large urban HIV clinic in July 2010 using a twice-daily announcement screen method by a trained peer educator, asking waiting patients to self-refer to a trained peer supporter for screening of TB symptoms. We sought to determine the associated effect on TB case detection. |
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| Zimbabwe | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Cambodia | 1 | <1% |
| Rwanda | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 128 | 96% |
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| Researcher | 20 | 15% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 19 | 14% |
| Other | 9 | 7% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 7 | 5% |
| Other | 22 | 17% |
| Unknown | 22 | 17% |
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