2024
Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment Update — U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, 36 Countries, 2016–2023
Ajiboye A, O’Connor S, Smith J, Ahmedov S, Coggin W, Charles M, Ghosh S, Pierre P, Shah N, Teran R, Moonan P, Date A. Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment Update — U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, 36 Countries, 2016–2023. MMWR Morbidity And Mortality Weekly Report 2024, 73: 233-238. PMID: 38512767, PMCID: PMC10967683, DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm7311a1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsU.S. President's Emergency PlanPresident's Emergency Plan for AIDS ReliefTB preventive treatmentAIDS ReliefAntiretroviral treatmentU.S. President's Emergency Plan for AIDS ReliefElectronic medical record systemPresident's Emergency PlanPatient-centered approachFiscal yearNational HIV programTB-attributed deathsMedical record systemTB-related deathsOverall completion rateHIV programsCompletion ratesRecording systemTB diseaseStandard of careHIVHigh riskPersonsEmergency planningShorter regimens
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