ArticleJournal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases2019
Effectiveness, acceptance and feasibility of
Article in Journal of clinical tuberculosis and other mycobacterial diseases, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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6 citing papers in PubMed, 3 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- The Effectiveness of Contact Tracing to Reduce Transmission of Infectious Diseases During Epidemic or Pandemic Response: Rapid Systematic Review.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2026Pooled it
- Improving cascade outcomes for active TB: A global systematic review and meta-analysis of TB interventions.PLoS medicine · 2023Pooled it
- Effectiveness of contact tracing in the control of infectious diseases: a systematic review.The Lancet. Public health · 2022Pooled it
- The Role of Private Doctor and Private-Public Mix Systems in Tuberculosis Detection in Developing Countries: A Systematic Review.Iranian journal of public health · 2025Review
- Outcomes of a Community Engagement and Information Gathering Program to Support Telephone-Based COVID-19 Contact Tracing: Descriptive Analysis.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2022Article
- Implementation approaches for leprosy prevention with single-dose rifampicin: A support tool for decision making.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2022Review
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Abstract
backgroundAs long as one case of tuberculosis is replaced by another, elimination of tuberculosis cannot be achieved. Contact tracing is an important strategy for detection of more TB cases early. The present study is concerned with an innovative method of contact tracing.
methodsA quasi randomized interventional study was conducted in two TB Units of Kashmir for evaluation of newly designed interventional model for its effectiveness, acceptance and feasibility. Data was collected from 1st Jan 2014 to 30th June 2015.
resultsIn interventional group of 598 eligible household contacts, total 27 (4.51%) contacts were detected as suffering from active pulmonary TB cases. Out these, 21 (3.51%) cases were diagnosed during initial home visit and 6 (1.04%) cases were diagnosed at 6th monthly follow up visit. In controlled group 593 eligible household contacts, total 7 (1.18%) contacts were found suffering from active pulmonary -TB during routine practice under RNTCP for contact screening. In interventional group, during initial home visit by the investigator, 423 (70.74%) of household contacts participated for study and during follow up visit at 6th month, 356 (59.53%) household contacts participated.
conclusionNewly designed "home-based intervention model" for active-case finding among household contacts of index pulmonary-TB case has been found an effective method for contact tracing. This intervention has adequate acceptance by the community and feasible for implementation under existing revised national tuberculosis control programme.
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