2021
Factors associated with low tuberculosis preventive therapy prescription rates among health care workers in rural South Africa
Ahmed AA, Grammatico M, Moll AP, Malinga S, Makhunga P, Charalambous S, Ladines-Lim JB, Jones J, Choi K, Shenoi SV. Factors associated with low tuberculosis preventive therapy prescription rates among health care workers in rural South Africa. Global Health Action 2021, 14: 1979281. PMID: 34652990, PMCID: PMC8525921, DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2021.1979281.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTuberculosis preventive therapyHealth care workersPrimary healthcare clinicsLower prescription ratesPrescription ratesRural South AfricaCare workersIsoniazid preventative therapyIncidence of tuberculosisCross-sectional studyGovernment district hospitalsPreventive therapyMedian ageMultivariable analysisPreventative therapyDistrict hospitalHealthcare clinicsHCW trainingPatient disclosureTPT useConsolidated FrameworkLogistic regressionImplementation researchSelf-reported dataPrescribers
2019
1883. Factors Associated with Stigma Toward Isoniazid-Preventative Therapy in a Rural Community of South Africa
Palacios C, Kompala T, Moll A, Andrews L, Shenoi S. 1883. Factors Associated with Stigma Toward Isoniazid-Preventative Therapy in a Rural Community of South Africa. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2019, 6: s51-s52. PMCID: PMC6808667, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofz359.113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIsoniazid preventative therapyTB knowledgePresence of stigmaMarital statusPrevention of tuberculosisMultivariable linear regressionRural KwaZulu-Natal ProvinceChi-square testIPT implementationTB screeningTB transmissionHigher knowledge levelMean ageTB scoreHIV stigmaKruskal-Wallis testKnowledge scoreTuberculosisPoor knowledgeLinear regressionHIVMean scoreTotal knowledgeTherapyTreatment