2022
Zambia Assessment of Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV in the Mines (ZATHIM): implications for programs and policies
Podewils LJ, Long EF, Fuller TJ, Mwakazanga D, Kapungu K, Tembo M, Mwanza S, Curran KG, Smith JP, Tobias JL, Kasongo W. Zambia Assessment of Tuberculosis (TB) and HIV in the Mines (ZATHIM): implications for programs and policies. BMC Public Health 2022, 22: 791. PMID: 35439984, PMCID: PMC9018205, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-022-13053-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealthcare workersTB symptomsMore TB symptomsFocus group discussionsDiagnosis of tuberculosisTB diseaseTB careTB statusMixed-method evaluationAppropriate careKey populationsReporting 2TuberculosisKAP surveyAssess knowledgeHigh-quality healthcare servicesHealthcare servicesCareHealthy livingHIVHigh rateSymptomsDiagnosisMajor barrierCurrent evaluation
2015
Why healthcare workers are sick of TB
von Delft A, Dramowski A, Khosa C, Kotze K, Lederer P, Mosidi T, Peters JA, Smith J, van der Westhuizen HM, von Delft D, Willems B, Bates M, Craig G, Maeurer M, Marais BJ, Mwaba P, Nunes EA, Nyirenda T, Oliver M, Zumla A. Why healthcare workers are sick of TB. International Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2015, 32: 147-151. PMID: 25809771, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.12.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDrug-resistant tuberculosisInfection control measuresHealthcare workersLife-threatening diagnosisRisk of tuberculosisOccupational tuberculosisTB diseaseTreatment optionsTB epidemicPrevalent exposureHealthcare colleaguesHealthcare resourcesUrgent interventionTuberculosisControl measuresInterventionPervasive stigmatizationFront-line workersDiseaseDiagnosisWorkers