ArticlePublic health action2021
Diverse clinical and social circumstances: developing patient-centred care for DR-TB patients in South Africa.
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- Prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in active tuberculosis in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Scientific reports · 2022Pooled it
- Routine immunization uptake and timeliness in young children exposed to multidrug-resistant tuberculosis: A secondary analysis of the Tuberculosis Child Multidrug-Resistant Preventive Therapy multi-site randomised controlled trial.BMC global and public health · 2026Article
- Travel distance to rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis treatment and its impact on loss to follow-up: the importance of continued RR-TB treatment decentralization in South Africa.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Organisation of care for people receiving drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment in South Africa: a mixed methods study.BMJ open · 2023Article
- Time-to-Treatment Initiation in a Decentralised Community-Care Model of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Management in the OR Tambo District Municipality of South Africa.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- A qualitative study of patients and healthcare workers' experiences and perceptions to inform a better understanding of gaps in care for pre-discharged tuberculosis patients in Cape Town, South Africa.BMC health services research · 2022Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo describe the medical, socio-economic and geographical profiles of patients with rifampicin-resistant TB (RR-TB) and the implications for the provision of patient-centred care.
settingThirteen districts across three South African provinces.
designThis descriptive study examined laboratory and healthcare facility records of 194 patients diagnosed with RR-TB in the third quarter of 2016.
resultsThe median age was 35 years; 120/194 (62%) of patients were male. Previous TB treatment was documented in 122/194 (63%) patients and 56/194 (29%) had a record of fluoroquinolone and/or second-line injectable resistance. Of 134 (69%) HIV-positive patients, viral loads were available for 68/134 (51%) (36/68 [53%] had viral loads of >1000 copies/ml) and CD4 counts were available for 92/134 (69%) (20/92 [22%] had CD4 <50 cells/mm
conclusionsRR-TB patients had diverse medical and social challenges highlighting the need for integrated, differentiated and patient-centred healthcare to better address specific needs and underlying vulnerabilities of individual patients.
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