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ReviewInternational journal of public health2017

Strategic analysis of tuberculosis prevention and control actions in Brazil and Ethiopia: one size fits all?

Gisela Cardoso, Elizabeth Moreira Dos Santos, Yibeltal Kiflie, Kifle Woldemichael, Suzanne Wilson, Wuleta Lemma

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6 authors.

Gisela CardosoEvaluation Laboratory (LASER), Department of Endemics, National School of Public Health, Fiocruz Foundation, Rua Leopoldo Bulhões, 1480/612, Manguinhos, Rio De Janeiro, RJ, CEP 21.041-210, Brazil. giselacardoso@ensp.fiocruz.br.
Elizabeth Moreira Dos SantosEvaluation Laboratory (LASER), Department of Endemics, National School of Public Health, Fiocruz Foundation, Rua Leopoldo Bulhões, 1480/612, Manguinhos, Rio De Janeiro, RJ, CEP 21.041-210, Brazil.
Yibeltal KiflieDepartment of Health Systems Management, College of Public Health and Medical Sciences, Jimma University, Ginjo Kebele, Jimma, Ethiopia.
Kifle WoldemichaelDepartment of Epidemiology, College of Public Health and Medical Sciences, Jimma University, Ginjo Kebele, Jimma, Ethiopia.
Suzanne WilsonDepartment of Sociology and Anthropology, Gustavus Adolphus College, 800 College Avenue, St. Peter, MN, 56082, USA.
Wuleta LemmaDepartment of Global Community Health and Behavioral Science, Center for Global Health Equity, School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, Tulane University, 1440 Canal Street, Ste. 1191, TB 46, New Orleans, LA, 7012-2737, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study aimed at conducting a strategic analysis of Tuberculosis prevention and control actions in Brazil and Ethiopia, looking at the potential of directly observed treatment short-course strategy (DOTS) and community DOTS in both countries.

methodsLiterature review was conducted using PubMed, Medline-Ovid, EMBASE, and SCIELO databases. The reviewed terms were Tuberculosis, prevention and control and Brazil (or Brasil) or Ethiopia (or Etiopia). Study's eligibility included article's title or abstract in English or Portuguese and comprised the following Tuberculosis policy components: management; care; communication, and social mobilization; training and professional development; epidemiological surveillance, and monitoring and evaluation. The study identified, compared, and analyzed the challenges and recommendations reported in the literature.

resultsAlthough DOTS was not able to address all the difficulties regarding Tuberculosis control and prevention, it contributes to overcome challenges identified in the literature review. Decentralizing DOTS in Ethiopia and implementing DOTS in Brazil were key recommendations to overcome problems of access and treatment default.

conclusionsDOTS and Community DOTS cannot solve every identified Tuberculosis challenge, but together they complement each other. Both strategies need to be tailored to site's challenges.

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BrazilEthiopiaHealth PolicyHumansTuberculosisBrazilEthiopiaEvaluationLiterature reviewStrategic analysisTuberculosis

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PMID27990571

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