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ArticleBMJ open2020

Developing and testing community-based tuberculosis (TB) screening intervention to increase TB referral, case detection and knowledge among sexual minority people in urban Bangladesh: a mixed-method study protocol.

Golam Sarwar, Masud Reza, Mohammad Niaz Morshed Khan, Gorkey Gourab, Mahbubur Rahman, A K M Masud Rana, Shaan Muberra Khan, Samira Dishti Irfan, Shahriar Ahmed, Rupali Sisir Banu and 2 more

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  2. Community-based TB testing as an essential part of TB recovery plans in the COVID-19 era.The international journal of tuberculosis and lung disease : the official journal of the International Union against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease · 2021
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

12 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Golam SarwarInfectious Diseases Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Masud RezaInfectious Diseases Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Mohammad Niaz Morshed KhanInfectious Diseases Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Gorkey GourabInfectious Diseases Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Mahbubur RahmanInfectious Diseases Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
A K M Masud RanaInfectious Diseases Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Shaan Muberra KhanInfectious Diseases Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Samira Dishti IrfanInfectious Diseases Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Shahriar AhmedInfectious Diseases Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.ORCID 0000-0002-8833-4130
Rupali Sisir BanuNational Tuberculosis Control Program, Directorate General of Health Services, Govt. Of the People's Republic of Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Sayera BanuInfectious Diseases Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Sharful Islam KhanInfectious Diseases Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh sharful@icddrb.org.ORCID 0000-0002-7319-1333
International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research · BD

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionAlthough Bangladesh is a country of generalised tuberculosis (TB) epidemic, the HIV prevalence is low among general populations, and 3.9% among key populations. Despite the high possibility of HIV-TB coinfection, scientifically tested approaches for increasing TB case detection among sexual minority people are yet to be developed and implemented in Bangladesh. Such approaches could foster service delivery linkages between communities and the government health system. Findings of this experimental research are likely to provide new insights for programme managers and policy planners for adopting a similar approach in order to enhance TB referral, thus ultimately increasing TB case detections and reducing the likelihood of TB-related mortalities and morbidities, irrespective of HIV status. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This operational research will follow a quasi-experimental design, applying both qualitative and quantitative methods, in two drop-in centres in three phases. Phase 1 will encompass baseline data collection and development of a community-based TB screening approach. In phase 2, the newly developed intervention will be implemented, followed by end-line data collection in phase 3. Qualitative data collection will be continued throughout the first and second phases. The baseline and end-line data will be compared both in the intervention and comparison areas to measure the impact of the intervention. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION: Ethical approval was obtained from the Institutional Review Board of International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh. The findings will be disseminated through diverse scientific forums including peer-reviewed journals, presentation at conferences and among the policy-makers for policy implication. The study started in January 2019 and will continue until June 2020.

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Sexual and Gender MinoritiesTuberculosisBangladeshHumansReferral and ConsultationResearch DesignHIV & AIDSpublic healthtuberculosis

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PMCPMC7509970
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