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Int J Circumpolar Health ; 82(1): 2269678, 2023 12.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37898997

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Many Indigenous communities in Canada experience endemic tuberculosis with superimposed periodic epidemic outbreaks. Failures in outbreak management have resulted in the "seeding" of future infection and disease. In this paper we present a model that may be used in planning, implementation and review of tuberculosis outbreak management in Cree Indigenous communities in Canada, based on the Medicine Wheel, a paradigm for holistic living. In the context of tuberculosis management, the Medicine Wheel provides a path for the establishment of respectful cross-cultural relationships, the expression of values through action, true community engagement and partnership, and the establishment of culture-based processes of transparency, accountability and change.


Asunto(s)
Epidemias , Tuberculosis , Humanos , Canadá/epidemiología , Brotes de Enfermedades/prevención & control , Tuberculosis/epidemiología , Tuberculosis/terapia , Responsabilidad Social
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BMC Health Serv Res ; 23(1): 804, 2023 Jul 27.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37501061

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BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis is the leading infectious cause of death among people living with HIV. Reducing morbidity and mortality from HIV-associated TB requires strong collaboration between TB and HIV services at all levels with fully integrated, people-centered models of care. METHODS: This is a qualitative study design using principles of ethnography and the application of aggregate complexity theory. A total of 54 individual interviews with healthcare workers and patients took place in five primary healthcare facilities in the O.R. Tambo district. The participants were purposively selected until the data reached saturation point, and all interviews were tape-recorded. Quantitative analysis of qualitative data was used after coding ethnographic data, looking for emerging patterns, and counting the number of times a qualitative code occurred. A Likert scale was used to assess the perceived quality of TB/HIV integration. Regression models and canonical discriminant analyses were used to explore the associations between the perceived quality of TB and HIV integrated service delivery and independent predictors of interest using SPSS® version 23.0 (Chicago, IL) considering a type I error of 0.05. RESULTS: Of the 54 participants, 39 (72.2%) reported that TB and HIV services were partially integrated while 15 (27.8%) participants reported that TB/HIV services were fully integrated. Using the Likert scale gradient, 23 (42.6%) participants perceived the quality of integrated TB/HIV services as poor while 13 (24.1%) and 18 (33.3%) perceived the quality of TB/HIV integrated services as moderate and excellent, respectively. Multiple linear regression analysis showed that access to healthcare services was significantly and independently associated with the perceived quality of integrated TB/HIV services following the equation: Y = 3.72-0.06X (adjusted R2 = 23%, p-value = 0.001). Canonical discriminant analysis (CDA) showed that in all 5 municipal facilities, long distances to healthcare facilities leading to reduced access to services were significantly more likely to be the most impeding factor, which is negatively influencing the perceived quality of integrated TB/HIV services, with functions' coefficients ranging from 9.175 in Mhlontlo to 16.514 in KSD (Wilk's Lambda = 0.750, p = 0.043). CONCLUSION: HIV and TB integration is inadequate with limited access to healthcare services. Full integration (one-stop-shop services) is recommended.


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Prestación Integrada de Atención de Salud , Infecciones por VIH , Tuberculosis , Humanos , Infecciones por VIH/epidemiología , Infecciones por VIH/terapia , Infecciones por VIH/complicaciones , Sudáfrica/epidemiología , Tuberculosis/terapia , Investigación Cualitativa , Proyectos de Investigación
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BMC Health Serv Res ; 23(1): 818, 2023 Jul 31.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37525209

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BACKGROUND: Depression is common among people with tuberculosis (TB). The condition is typically unrecognised or untreated despite available and effective treatments in most low- and middle-income countries. TB services in these countries are relatively well established, offering a potential opportunity to deliver integrated depression screening and care. However, there is limited evidence on how such integration could be achieved. This study aimed to understand the barriers and facilitators to integrate depression care in TB services. METHODS: We conducted nine workshops with 76 study participants, including people with TB, their carers, and health service providers in Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan, seeking views on integrating depression care into TB clinics. We used a deductive thematic approach to analyse the translated transcripts of audio recordings, contemporaneous notes made during workshops for Bangladesh and India and workshop reports for Pakistan. Using the SURE (Supporting the Use of Research Evidence) thematic framework, we extracted and categorised barriers and facilitators into various domains. RESULTS: Reported barriers to integrating depression care in TB services included lack of knowledge about depression amongst patients and the staff, financial burden, and associated stigma for people with TB and their carers. Government buy-in and understanding of how to identify and screen for depression screening were potential facilitators reported. Additionally, breaking through mental health stigma and providing the additional resources required to deliver this service (human resources and consultation time) were essential for integrating depression and TB care. CONCLUSIONS: Depression is a common condition found among people with TB, requiring early identification among people with TB. Integrating depression care into Tb services by health workers requires the availability of political support and the provision of resources.


Asunto(s)
Prestación Integrada de Atención de Salud , Depresión , Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud , Tuberculosis , Adolescente , Adulto , Anciano , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Adulto Joven , Bangladesh/epidemiología , Prestación Integrada de Atención de Salud/organización & administración , Depresión/diagnóstico , Depresión/epidemiología , Depresión/terapia , Personal de Salud/psicología , Personal de Salud/estadística & datos numéricos , India/epidemiología , Pakistán/epidemiología , Investigación Cualitativa , Tuberculosis/psicología , Tuberculosis/terapia , Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud , Estigma Social , Estrés Financiero , Cuidadores/psicología , Cuidadores/estadística & datos numéricos , Pacientes/psicología , Pacientes/estadística & datos numéricos
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Health Soc Care Community ; 30(6): e3435-e3446, 2022 11.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35920598

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Patient satisfaction is a critical component of quality of care assessment in the pursuit of universal health coverage to end the tuberculosis epidemic and other diseases. This study aimed to review the level of satisfaction of tuberculosis patients and related factors. Articles were accessed from Web of Science, EMBASE, PubMed and Google Scholar. Twenty-six papers fulfilled the eligibility criteria from 13 countries. The percentage of satisfied tuberculosis patients ranged from 53.5% to 97.0% in the five African countries, 67.8 to 97.2% in India, South-East Asia, 82.0% in Pakistan, East-Mediterranean and 92.9% in Armenia, the European region. Accessibility, healthcare cost, treatment duration and taking supervised-directly observed treatment were healthcare service-related determinants. Technical competency, interpersonal relationships, confidentiality, time spent with healthcare providers, time spent waiting for care and counselling and health education were health worker-related determinants. Patient-related variables that determine satisfaction were gender, age, ethnicity, place of residence, marital status, educational status, income and health status. Developing and/or approaching an internationally-agreed tool to measure tuberculosis patient satisfaction in healthcare settings will improve the availability of high-quality and comparable data to verify actual variation across and within a country. A multidimensional approach considering clients, health workers and healthcare settings is required to holistically address satisfaction issues of tuberculosis patients to gradually realise universal health coverage.


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Satisfacción del Paciente , Tuberculosis , Humanos , Satisfacción Personal , Tuberculosis/epidemiología , Tuberculosis/terapia , Personal de Salud/educación , Consejo
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Infect Dis Poverty ; 10(1): 120, 2021 Sep 20.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34544492

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BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major global health threat and the leading infectious disease cause of death worldwide. Access to and retention in TB care remains a challenge for patients, particularly those living in rural and remote settings. This qualitative study explored barriers and facilitators to accessing and maintaining contact with TB care services in communities in Xigaze (Shigatse) prefecture, Xizang Autonomous Region (Tibet Autonomous Region), China from the perspective of persons impacted by TB. METHODS: We conduced in-depth interviews with 23 participants impacted by TB in four rural districts in Xigaze prefecture, Xizang Autonomous Region, China between April 2019 and November 2020. Interviews were conducted in Tibetan and Mandarin, transcribed in Mandarin and translated into English. Transcripts were checked against recordings by native Tibetan and Mandarin speakers. QSR NVivo12 software was used for framework analysis guided by an access to care conceptual framework by Levesque et al. RESULTS: Overall patients reported low awareness of and an indifferent attitude towards TB, although all reported understanding the need to adhere to treatment. Participants reported complex pathways to care, often requiring visits to multiple healthcare facilities. Some participants reported visiting traditional Tibetan medicine (TTM) providers. Participants reported various barriers to accessing care including challenges physically reaching care, out-of-pocket payments for tests, diagnostics and transport. Barriers to maintaining care included medication side effects and worry about treatment effectiveness. Enablers to accessing care identified included knowledge or past experience with TB, integrated models of TTM and western care, supportive village doctors who conducted home visits, free TB treatment and other subsidies, as well as having family support with care and social support as barriers and facilitators to maintaining treatment. CONCLUSIONS: We identified barriers and facilitators to accessing services in rural communities in Xigaze from the perspective of persons impacted by TB. Challenges include complex pathways to care, travel distances, wait times and low awareness. Tuberculosis care in the region could be strengthened by ongoing culturally tailored educational campaigns to increase awareness, partnerships with TTM providers, providing comprehensive treatment subsidies and strengthening the role of family members in comprehensive TB care.


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Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud , Tuberculosis , Adolescente , Adulto , Niño , Preescolar , China , Femenino , Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud/estadística & datos numéricos , Humanos , Lactante , Recién Nacido , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Investigación Cualitativa , Tuberculosis/terapia , Adulto Joven
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Afr Health Sci ; 21(1): 248-253, 2021 Mar.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-34394304

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BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis and Human Immunodeficiency Virus epidemics in sub-Saharan Africa have been closely related and persistent, proving a considerable burden for healthcare provision. This has complicated utilization of services, with noted opinions on the integration of these services from both users and providers of the services. OBJECTIVES: To establish the users and the provider's perspectives in overcoming the challenges of TB/HIV services integration at Mulago National Referral Hospital. METHODS: Descriptive cross-sectional design, with predominantly qualitative methods was used. Qualitative aspect adopted phenomenological design. Participants were randomly selected for FGDs and Key informants. An observation checklist collected quantitative data from the patients to measure level of services integration. FINDINGS: Level of service integration of TB/HIV services was at 68% (below the acceptable 100% level). Opinions from the users pointed to; increasing number of work-days for TB/HIV service provision, strengthening sensitisation and health education and integrating other services like reproductive health services, among others. Health care providers opinions pointed to increasing trainings for health workers, increasing staffing and need for more support from Ministry of Health. CONCLUSION: Opinions from both users and providers were similar. These ranged from increasing awareness to the users and healthcare providers about the integration of services.


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Prestación Integrada de Atención de Salud/organización & administración , Infecciones por VIH/terapia , Personal de Salud/psicología , Aceptación de la Atención de Salud/psicología , Tuberculosis/terapia , Adolescente , Adulto , Actitud del Personal de Salud , Estudios Transversales , Femenino , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Atención Primaria de Salud , Investigación Cualitativa , Derivación y Consulta , Servicios de Salud Reproductiva , Uganda , Adulto Joven
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Blood ; 138(15): 1293-1303, 2021 10 14.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33876222

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Anemia of inflammation is a hallmark of tuberculosis. Factors controlling iron metabolism during anemia of inflammation and its resolution are uncertain. Whether iron supplements should be given during antituberculosis treatment to support hemoglobin (Hb) recovery is unclear. Before and during treatment of tuberculosis, we assessed iron kinetics, as well as changes in inflammation and iron metabolism indices. In a 26-week prospective study, Tanzanian adults with tuberculosis (N = 18) were studied before treatment and then every 2 weeks during treatment; oral and intravenous iron tracers were administered before treatment and after intensive phase (8/12 weeks) and complete treatment (24 weeks). No iron supplements were given. Before treatment, hepcidin and erythroferrone (ERFE) were greatly elevated, erythrocyte iron utilization was high (∼80%), and iron absorption was negligible (<1%). During treatment, hepcidin and interleukin-6 levels decreased ∼70% after only 2 weeks (P< .001); in contrast, ERFE did not significantly decrease until 8 weeks (P< .05). ERFE and interleukin-6 were the main opposing determinants of hepcidin (P< .05), and greater ERFE was associated with reticulocytosis and Hb repletion (P< .01). Dilution of baseline tracer concentration was 2.6-fold higher during intensive phase treatment (P< .01), indicating enhanced erythropoiesis. After treatment completion, iron absorption increased ∼20-fold (P< .001), and Hb increased ∼25% (P< .001). In tuberculosis-associated anemia of inflammation, our findings suggest that elevated ERFE is unable to suppress hepcidin, and iron absorption is negligible. During treatment, as inflammation resolves, ERFE may remain elevated, contributing to hepcidin suppression and Hb repletion. Iron is well absorbed only after tuberculosis treatment, and supplementation should be reserved for patients remaining anemic after treatment. This trial was registered at www.clinicaltrials.gov as #NCT02176772.


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Anemia/metabolismo , Inflamación/metabolismo , Hierro/metabolismo , Tuberculosis/metabolismo , Adulto , Anemia/complicaciones , Manejo de la Enfermedad , Femenino , Hepcidinas/metabolismo , Homeostasis , Humanos , Inflamación/complicaciones , Masculino , Hormonas Peptídicas/metabolismo , Estudios Prospectivos , Tuberculosis/complicaciones , Tuberculosis/terapia , Adulto Joven
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Indian J Tuberc ; 68(2): 285-286, 2021 Apr.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-33845968

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Globally during this time of Covid-19 pandemic health care services are overhelmed and it has negative impact on other diseases like Tuberculosis (TB). High TB burden countries like India despite being faced by several other problems in present times, is continuously trying to provide uninterrupted services to TB patients through the national programs. In this general perspective we have shared our opinion on problems faced by TB patients in the times of covid-19.


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COVID-19/epidemiología , Manejo de Atención al Paciente , Tuberculosis , Humanos , India/epidemiología , Programas Nacionales de Salud , Manejo de Atención al Paciente/métodos , Manejo de Atención al Paciente/organización & administración , SARS-CoV-2 , Tuberculosis/epidemiología , Tuberculosis/terapia
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Sante Publique ; 33(3): 415-423, 2021.
Artículo en Francés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-35724089

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OBJECTIVE: The objective of this socio-anthropological study was to establish a foundation for communication recommendations with the potential to increase the demand for tuberculosis (TB) screening in Ivory Coast. The study therefore focused on perceptions of TB likely to be influenced via communication campaigns. METHOD: The study design included a qualitative approach, with semi-structured interviews of 54 persons and 28 focus groups each comprised of 8 persons, as well as a quantitative approach, with a questionnaire distributed to 400 respondents. The study was undertaken in Abidjan, Bouaké, Korhogo and San Pédro, Ivory Coast. RESULTS: Amongst the results, this study showed that the population has a robust understanding of the existence and severity of TB and a good understanding of TB symptoms. There is little confidence in traditional medicine to treat TB and there is an awareness that TB can be treated by modern medicine and medications. On the other hand, only half of the population knew that TB treatment is free-of-charge, which could be a contributing factor to patients not seeking treatment. For the vast majority of respondents, there is an association between TB and HIV or AIDS. Fears related to this association are likely to present a significant obstacle to seeking treatment in cases of presumed TB. CONCLUSION: Based on these findings, we think it is essential to reinforce communication around the availability of free treatment for TB, and to disassociate TB from HIV in communication and awareness-raising tools both for TB and for HIV.


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Infecciones por VIH , Tuberculosis , Comunicación , Côte d'Ivoire/epidemiología , Grupos Focales , Infecciones por VIH/epidemiología , Infecciones por VIH/terapia , Humanos , Tuberculosis/epidemiología , Tuberculosis/terapia
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PLoS One ; 15(7): e0235843, 2020.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32645060

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Integration of tuberculosis and HIV services in many resource-limited settings, including Ghana, has been far from optimal despite the existence of policy frameworks for integration. A previous study among programme managers and other stakeholders at the national level has documented tardiness in committing to the integration of services. In this paper, we aimed at unravelling pertinent challenges that confront TB-HIV integrated service delivery. Data were obtained from interviews with 31 individual health care providers operating under different models of TB-HIV service delivery. The study is framed around the Complexity Theory. We applied inductive and deductive techniques to code the data and validations were done through inter-rater mechanisms. The analysis was done with the assistance of QSR NVivo version 12. We found evidence of a convivial working relationship between TB-HIV service providers at the facility level. However, the interactions vary across models of care-the lesser the level of integration, the lesser the complexities for interactions that ensued. This had resulted in operational challenges on account of how the two-disease environment interacts with the other components of the health system. These challenges included; weak/inappropriate infrastructure, frail coordination between the two programmes and hospital administrators, under-staffing in comprehensive TB-HIV management, use of community facility under the Directly-Observed Treatment (DOT) protocols, and financial constraints. To fully appropriate the enormous benefits of TB-HIV service integration, there is a need to address these challenges.


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Prestación Integrada de Atención de Salud , Infecciones por VIH , Tuberculosis , Adulto , Prestación Integrada de Atención de Salud/métodos , Manejo de la Enfermedad , Femenino , Ghana/epidemiología , Infecciones por VIH/epidemiología , Infecciones por VIH/terapia , Personal de Salud , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Tuberculosis/epidemiología , Tuberculosis/terapia , Adulto Joven
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BMJ Glob Health ; 5(6)2020 06.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32565426

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INTRODUCTION: Patients with tuberculosis (TB) often experience difficulties in accessing diagnosis and treatment. Patient pathway analysis identifies mismatches between TB patient care-seeking patterns and service coverage, but to date, studies have only employed cross-sectional aggregate data. METHODS: We developed an algorithmic approach to analyse and interpret patient-level routine data on healthcare use and to construct patients' pathways from initial care-seeking to treatment outcome. We applied this to patients with TB in a simple random sample of one million patients' records in the Taiwan National Health Insurance database. We analysed heterogeneity in pathway patterns, delays, service coverage and patient flows between different health system levels. RESULTS: We constructed 7255 pathways for 6258 patients. Patients most commonly initially sought care at the primary clinic level, where the capacity for diagnosing TB patients was 12%, before eventually initiating treatment at higher levels. Patient pathways are extremely heterogeneous prior to diagnosis, with the 10% most complex pathways accounting for 48% of all clinical encounters, and 55% of those pathways yet to initiate treatment after a year. Extended consideration of alternative diagnoses was more common for patients aged 65 years or older and for patients with chronic lung disease. CONCLUSION: Our study demonstrates that longitudinal analysis of routine individual-level healthcare data can be used to generate a detailed picture of TB care-seeking pathways. This allows an understanding of several temporal aspects of care pathways, including lead times to care and the variability in patient pathways.


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Tuberculosis , Estudios Transversales , Humanos , Programas Nacionales de Salud , Aceptación de la Atención de Salud , Taiwán/epidemiología , Tuberculosis/diagnóstico , Tuberculosis/epidemiología , Tuberculosis/terapia
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Int J Tuberc Lung Dis ; 24(5): 3-8, 2020 05 01.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32553036

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Patients diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) continue to experience clinical uncertainty and high mortality and to bear a high burden of symptoms and other concerns. Additional concerns may be family support needs and stigma, particularly the latter, as TB and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) coinfection are common. Human rights covenants, global health policy and the End TB Strategy all recommend palliative care as an essential component of care services. As established in the resolution adopted by the World Health Assembly (WHA) on "Strengthening of palliative care as a component of comprehensive care throughout the life course", there is a "need for palliative care across disease groups (non-communicable diseases, and infectious diseases, including HIV and multidrug-resistant tuberculosis), and across all age groups". We address the ethical imperative to respect the dignity and fundamental rights of people with TB by providing palliative care. We review the evidence for the need for person-centred palliative care and highlight novel models that utilise the skills and training functions of specialist palliative care to achieve better care. We outline simple recommendations for the delivery of specialist and generalist palliative care, offer suggestions on how to ensure optimal coverage by enabling access to appropriate good-quality palliative care at all points of the health system, including alongside treatment. Finally, we set out the current priorities for research and policy to ensure that quality care is delivered to all who need it irrespective of treatment outcome, to minimise distress and to optimise engagement in treatment and care.


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Tuberculosis Resistente a Múltiples Medicamentos , Tuberculosis , Toma de Decisiones Clínicas , Humanos , Cuidados Paliativos , Tuberculosis/terapia , Incertidumbre
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Biomed Res Int ; 2020: 7491702, 2020.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32420367

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OBJECTIVE: To analyze the effect of Channa striata supplementation on body mass index among tuberculosis patients, in which their health status is also investigated. METHODS: This study employed a true experiment. The study was designed randomized pretest-posttest with a control group, in which 200 respondents were enrolled. Body mass index (BMI), used as a nutritional status indicator, was measured every week for a month. Chi-square test was used to analyze the data with a significance level of 5% by STATA 13. RESULTS: The mean BMI of all groups increases during the month, in which rapid alteration occurs in the treatment group. The mean BMI (kg/m2) in the treatment group at weeks 0-4 was reported to be 17.43, 17.65, 17.90, 18.04, and 18.22, respectively. Meanwhile, the mean BMI (kg/m2) at weeks 0-4 in the control group was reported to be 17.20, 17.36, 17.57, 17.71, and 17.96, respectively. Furthermore, the alteration from severe thinness to higher BMI level in the treatment group is the highest. Based on the statistical test, there were no differences in BMI between the treatment and control groups (p > 0.05). However, the alteration of nutritional status in the treatment group is faster than that in the control group. In addition, there is no difference in their health status between the treatment and control groups (p > 0.05), except vomiting (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: The BMI among tuberculosis patients with Channa striata supplementation is increasing faster than that in the control group within a month with a minimum potential negative effect.


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Índice de Masa Corporal , Suplementos Dietéticos , Estado Nutricional , Tuberculosis/terapia , Adulto , Femenino , Humanos , Indonesia/epidemiología , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Tuberculosis/epidemiología
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BMC Public Health ; 20(1): 623, 2020 May 06.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-32375741

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BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis is among the top-10 causes of mortality in children with more than 1 million children suffering from TB disease annually worldwide. The main challenge in young children is the difficulty in establishing an accurate diagnosis of active TB. The INPUT study is a stepped-wedge cluster-randomized intervention study aiming to assess the effectiveness of integrating TB services into child healthcare services on TB diagnosis capacities in children under 5 years of age. METHODS: Two strategies will be compared: i) The standard of care, offering pediatric TB services based on national standard of care; ii) The intervention, with pediatric TB services integrated into child healthcare services: it consists of a package of training, supportive supervision, job aids, and logistical support to the integration of TB screening and diagnosis activities into pediatric services. The design is a cluster-randomized stepped-wedge of 12 study clusters in Cameroon and Kenya. The sites start enrolling participants under standard-of-care and will transition to the intervention at randomly assigned time points. We enroll children aged less than 5 years with a presumptive diagnosis of TB after obtaining caregiver written informed consent. The participants are followed through TB diagnosis and treatment, with clinical information prospectively abstracted from their medical records. The primary outcome is the proportion of TB cases diagnosed among children < 5 years old attending the child healthcare services. Secondary outcomes include: number of children screened for presumptive active TB; diagnosed; initiated on TB treatment; and completing treatment. We will also assess the cost-effectiveness of the intervention, its acceptability among health care providers and users, and fidelity of implementation. DISCUSSION: Study enrolments started in May 2019, enrolments will be completed in October 2020 and follow up will be completed by June 2021. The study findings will be disseminated to national, regional and international audiences and will inform innovative approaches to integration of TB screening, diagnosis, and treatment initiation into child health care services. TRIAL RESISTRATION: NCT03862261, initial release 12 February 2019.


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Servicios de Salud del Niño , Prestación Integrada de Atención de Salud/métodos , Personal de Salud/estadística & datos numéricos , Aceptación de la Atención de Salud/estadística & datos numéricos , Tuberculosis/terapia , Camerún , Preescolar , Análisis por Conglomerados , Análisis Costo-Beneficio , Femenino , Personal de Salud/psicología , Humanos , Lactante , Kenia , Masculino , Evaluación de Procesos y Resultados en Atención de Salud , Aceptación de la Atención de Salud/psicología , Ensayos Clínicos Controlados Aleatorios como Asunto , Proyectos de Investigación
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PLoS One ; 15(1): e0227293, 2020.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31940375

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BACKGROUND: Nepal has achieved a significant reduction of TB incidence over the past decades. Nevertheless, TB patients continue to experience barriers in access, diagnosis and completion of the treatment. The main objective of this study was to explore the factors affecting the access to the health services, diagnosis and the treatment completion for TB patients in central and western Nepal. METHODS: Data were collected using in-depth interviews (IDI) with the TB patients (n = 4); Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) with TB suspected patients (n = 16); Semi Strucutred Interviews (SSIs) with health workers (n = 24) and traditional healers (n = 2); and FGDs with community members (n = 8). All data were audio recorded, transcribed and translated to English. All transcriptions underwent thematic analysis using qualitative data analysis software: Atlas.ti. RESULTS: Barriers to access to the health centre were the long distance, poor road conditions, and costs associated with travelling. In addition, lack of awareness of TB and its consequences, and the belief, prompted many respondents to visit traditional healers. Early diagnosis of TB was hindered by lack of trained health personnel to use the equipment, lack of equipment and irregular presence of health workers. Additional barriers that impeded the adherence and treatment completion were the need to visit health centre daily for DOTS treatment and associated constraints, complex treatment regimen, and the stigma. CONCLUSIONS: Barriers embedded in health services and care seekers' characteristics can be dealt by strengthening the peripheral health services. A continuous availability of (trained) human resources and equipment for diagnosis is critical. As well as increasing the awareness and collaborating with the traditional healers, health services utilization can be enhanced by compensating the costs associated with it, including the modification in current DOTS strategy by providing medicine for a longer term under the supervision of a family member, peer or a community volunteer.


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Grupos Focales , Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud/organización & administración , Colaboración Intersectorial , Medicina Tradicional , Tuberculosis/terapia , Adulto , Participación de la Comunidad , Familia , Femenino , Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud , Personal de Salud/estadística & datos numéricos , Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud/estadística & datos numéricos , Humanos , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Nepal , Aceptación de la Atención de Salud/psicología , Investigación Cualitativa , Estigma Social , Encuestas y Cuestionarios/estadística & datos numéricos , Tuberculosis/diagnóstico , Tuberculosis/psicología , Adulto Joven
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Clin Chest Med ; 40(4): 721-739, 2019 12.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31731980

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Biologic drugs have revolutionized the treatment of certain hematologic, autoimmune, and malignant diseases, but they may place patients at risk for reactivation or acquisition of tuberculosis. This risk is highest with the tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) inhibitors. Amongst this class of drugs, the monoclonal antibodies (infliximab, adalimumab, golimumab) and antibody fragment (certolizumab) carry an increased risk compared to the soluble receptor fusion molecule, etanercept. Treatment of latent TB is critical to decrease the risk of reactivation. Data continues to emerge regarding tuberculosis risk associated with novel biologics targeting cytokines involved in tuberculosis control.


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Terapia Biológica/métodos , Tuberculosis/terapia , Factor de Necrosis Tumoral alfa/antagonistas & inhibidores , Humanos , Factor de Necrosis Tumoral alfa/uso terapéutico
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Epidemiol Serv Saude ; 28(3): e2018231, 2019 09 09.
Artículo en Inglés, Portugués | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31508714

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OBJECTIVE: to investigate access to health services for tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis and treatment among indigenous peoples in Rondônia State, Brazil, 2009-2011. METHODS: we conducted a cross-sectional study with indigenous people attending Indigenous Health Care Units (Casai) between October 2009 and February 2011; geographical, economical and functional dimensions of access to TB services were evaluated through interviews and then described. RESULTS: 52 indigenous people with TB were interviewed; in the geographical dimension, lack of transportation, distance and lack of health professionals were the main obstacles; in the economic dimension, 15 indigenous people reported cost/expense as a barrier to access; in the functional dimension, 21 arrived at the Casai using their own means; 24 reported that the time between first symptoms and arriving at the Casai was > 30days; 25 reported that time between first consultation and starting treatment was >30 days; treatment was supervised in 22 cases. CONCLUSION: the difficulties found in accessing health services in the dimensions we analyzed can contribute to TB continuing to be transmitted in indigenous villages.


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Atención a la Salud/estadística & datos numéricos , Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud , Indígenas Sudamericanos , Tuberculosis/terapia , Adolescente , Adulto , Anciano , Anciano de 80 o más Años , Brasil , Niño , Preescolar , Estudios Transversales , Femenino , Humanos , Lactante , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Factores de Tiempo , Tuberculosis/diagnóstico , Adulto Joven
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BMC Public Health ; 19(1): 1104, 2019 Aug 14.
Artículo en Inglés | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31412829

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BACKGROUND: The burden of tuberculosis (TB) and diabetes mellitus (DM) is rising and substantially affecting the low-income countries, including Tanzania. Integrated management of TB and DM is becoming of importance in TB high burden countries. In this study, we sought to assess the availability and readiness of diabetes facilities to manage TB in Tanzania. METHODS: The present study was based on a secondary analysis of the 2014-2015 Tanzania Service Provision Assessment Survey data. We calculated the service availability as a percentage of diabetes facilities offering TB services: diagnosis and treatment. Regarding the readiness of diabetes facilities to provide TB management, we calculated based on the three domains: staff training and guideline, diagnostics, and medicines as identified by World Health Organization-Service Availability and Readiness Assessment (SARA) manual. A score of at least half (≥50%) of the indicators listed in each of the three domains was considered as high readiness. We used a descriptive statistics to present our findings. RESULTS: There were 619 DM facilities all over the country of which only 238 (38.4%) had TB services.72.6 and 62.6% of these DM facilities with TB services were publicly owned and located in rural settings respectively. Generally, DM facilities had low readiness to manage TB; 12·6%. More specifically, all DM facilities had low readiness in terms of trained staff and guidelines. However, in the domain of diagnostics and medications, higher levels of care (hospitals) had a comparatively higher level of readiness to manage TB. CONCLUSION: Most of the DM facilities had low availability and readiness to manage TB. The findings of our study display an urgent need to mobilize important resources to enhance the integration of TB services in DM facilities. This includes medications, management guidelines, diagnostics, and health professionals who have received refresher training on TB/DM co-management. However, presently, few DM facilities may be allowed to start managing TB as per the Strategic and Action Plan for the Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases in Tanzania 2016-2020.


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Prestación Integrada de Atención de Salud/organización & administración , Diabetes Mellitus/terapia , Instituciones de Salud/normas , Accesibilidad a los Servicios de Salud/estadística & datos numéricos , Tuberculosis/terapia , Diabetes Mellitus/epidemiología , Encuestas de Atención de la Salud , Humanos , Tanzanía/epidemiología , Tuberculosis/epidemiología , Organización Mundial de la Salud
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