An adapted scale to measure perceived TB and HIV stigma during household contact investigation.
Armstrong-Hough M, Shelby T, Ggita J, Nangendo J, Gupta A, Davis J, Katamba A. An adapted scale to measure perceived TB and HIV stigma during household contact investigation. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2024, 28: 433-438. PMID: 39187997, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.23.0395.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHousehold contact investigationStigma ScaleTB-HIVNewly diagnosed TB patientsContact investigationCognitive interview dataHIV stigmaHealth behaviorsFactor analysisCognitive interviewsElimination of itemsInter-item covariationStandardised measuresPsychometric propertiesRandom sampleTB patientsInterview dataHIVIdentifying opportunitiesStigmaHousehold contactsItemsScoresHouseholdsCovariatesModeled estimates of HIV-serodifferent couples in tuberculosis-affected households in four sub-Saharan African countries
Zhang M, Tseng A, Anguzu G, Barnabas R, Davis J, Mujugira A, Flaxman A, Ross J. Modeled estimates of HIV-serodifferent couples in tuberculosis-affected households in four sub-Saharan African countries. PLOS Global Public Health 2024, 4: e0002609. PMID: 38696500, PMCID: PMC11065259, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0002609.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHIV serodifferent couplesTB-affected householdsSerodifferent couplesPrEP useSub-Saharan African countriesHIV acquisitionSouth AfricaGeneral populationHIV prevalencePopulation-based household surveyOral pre-exposure prophylaxisPre-exposure prophylaxisGlobal Burden of DiseaseHousehold surveyRisk Factors StudyAfrican countriesBurden of diseaseHouseholdsHigh-burden countriesContact evaluationPrEPGlobal burdenCountriesMeta-analysesTB-HIV