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
2019
Those Who Don’t Return: Improving Efforts to Address Tuberculosis Among Former Miners in Southern Africa
Smith J, Blom P. Those Who Don’t Return: Improving Efforts to Address Tuberculosis Among Former Miners in Southern Africa. NEW SOLUTIONS A Journal Of Environmental And Occupational Health Policy 2019, 29: 76-104. PMID: 30791826, DOI: 10.1177/1048291119832082.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2013
Aspiring to Zero Tuberculosis Deaths among Southern Africa's Miners: Is There a Way Forward?
Dharmadhikari A, Smith J, Nardell E, Churchyard G, Keshavjee S. Aspiring to Zero Tuberculosis Deaths among Southern Africa's Miners: Is There a Way Forward? International Journal Of Social Determinants Of Health And Health Services 2013, 43: 651-664. PMID: 24397232, DOI: 10.2190/hs.43.4.d.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAfrica, SouthernComorbidityDisease ProgressionEarly DiagnosisHIV InfectionsHousingHumansImmunocompromised HostLatent TuberculosisMaleMiningOccupational DiseasesOccupational Health ServicesSecondary PreventionSilicosisSocial ConditionsTuberculosisTuberculosis, Multidrug-ResistantWorkforceConceptsTuberculosis notification ratesNotification ratesDrug-resistant strainsSpread of tuberculosisHigh rateTuberculosis deathsActive tuberculosisHIV infectionSouth African minersImmediate treatmentTuberculosis diseaseConcurrent treatmentTuberculosis mortalityGeneral populationAppropriate managementTuberculosisSilica dustActive casesBiomedical interventionsDiseaseDeathAirborne diseasesInfectionPoor workingAfrican miners