ArticleAsia-Pacific journal of public health2017
Active Community-Based Case Finding for Tuberculosis With Limited Resources.
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- Tuberculosis screening costs and cost-effectiveness in high-risk groups: a systematic review.BMC infectious diseases · 2021Pooled it
- Screening tests for active pulmonary tuberculosis in children.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2021Pooled it
- Cost of TB services in healthcare facilities in Kenya (No 3).The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease · 2021Article
- Prevalence of active tuberculosis and associated factors among people with chronic psychotic disorders at St. Amanuel Mental Specialized Hospital and Gergesenon Mental Rehabilitation center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.BMC infectious diseases · 2021Article
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- Factors influencing active tuberculosis case-finding policy development and implementation: a scoping review.BMJ open · 2019Article
- Tuberculosis infectious pool and associated factors in East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2019Article
- Lessons learned from community-based tuberculosis case-finding in western Kenya.Public health action · 2019Article
- The burden of presumed tuberculosis in hospitalized children in a resource-limited setting in Papua New Guinea: a prospective observational study.International health · 2017Observational
- Feasibility and Effectiveness of Tuberculosis Active Case-Finding among Children Living with Tuberculosis Relatives: a Cross-Sectional Study in Guinea-Bissau.Mediterranean journal of hematology and infectious diseases · 2017Article
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Abstract
Papua New Guinea is one of the 14 highest-burden countries for tuberculosis (TB) infection, but few community-based studies exist. We evaluated a low-cost method of active community case finding in Kabwum and Wasu in Morobe Province, Papua New Guinea. Over 3 months we visited 26 villages and screened adults and children for symptoms and signs of TB. Sputum samples were examined using smear microscopy. A total of 1700 people had chronic symptoms, of which 267 were suspicious for TB on further examination. Sputum from 230 symptomatic adults yielded 97 samples that were positive for acid-fast bacilli. In addition, 15 cases of extrapulmonary TB in adults and 17 cases of TB in children were identified. One hundred and thirty people were identified with active TB disease among the source population of approximately 17 000, giving an estimated prevalence of 765 per 100 000. One hundred and six (82%) cases were not previously diagnosed. The cost per case identified was US$146. It is feasible to conduct active community-based case finding and treatment initiation for TB with limited resources and in remote areas, and in Papua New Guinea the yield was high. Active case finding and follow-up of treatment in villages is needed to address the hidden burden of TB in Papua New Guinea and other high-burden Asia Pacific countries.
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