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Diagnosed with TB in the era of COVID-19: patient perspectives in Zambia.
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- Use of interviewer-administered telephone surveys during infectious disease outbreaks, epidemics and pandemics: a scoping review.BMJ global health · 2023Article
- A mixed methods study on men's and women's tuberculosis care journeys in Lusaka, Zambia-Implications for gender-tailored tuberculosis health promotion and case finding strategies.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
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- The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on patients' experiences obtaining a tuberculosis diagnosis in Peru: a mixed-methods study.BMC infectious diseases · 2022Article
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- Priority Activities in Child and Adolescent Tuberculosis to Close the Policy-Practice Gap in Low- and Middle-Income Countries.Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Operational Research to Assess the Real-Time Impact of COVID-19 on TB and HIV Services: The Experience and Response from Health Facilities in Harare, Zimbabwe.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2021Article
- Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on TB and HIV Programme Services in Selected Health Facilities in Lilongwe, Malawi: Operational Research in Real Time.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2021Article
- Addressing the challenges of TB diagnosis in the COVID era.Public health action · 2020Article
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Abstract
introductionDelayed TB diagnosis and treatment perpetuate the high burden of TB-related morbidity and mortality in resource-constrained settings. We explored the potential of COVID-19 to further compromise TB care engagement in Zambia.
methodsFrom April to May 2020, we purposefully selected 17 adults newly diagnosed with TB from three public health facilities in Lusaka, Zambia, for in-depth phone interviews. We conducted thematic analyses using a hybrid approach.
resultsThe majority of participants were highly concerned about the impact of lockdowns on their financial security. Most were not worried about being diagnosed with COVID-19 when seeking care for their illness because they felt unwell prior to the outbreak; however, they were very worried about contracting COVID-19 during clinic visits. COVID-19 was perceived as a greater threat than TB as it is highly transmittable and there is no treatment for it, which provoked fear of social isolation and of death among participants in case they contracted it. Nonetheless, participants reported willingness to continue with TB medication and the clinic visits required to improve their health.
conclusionThe COVID-19 pandemic did not appear to deter care-seeking for TB by patients. However, messaging on TB in the era of COVID-19 must encourage timely care-seeking by informing people of infection control measures taken at health facilities.
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