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ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2021

Active tuberculosis case findings in Ghanaian health facilities: effectiveness and sensitivity of the symptoms-based screening tool.

Kwabena Obeng Duedu, Enoch Aninagyei, Diana Ayinpokbila Akila, Margaret Kweku

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Article in The Pan African medical journal, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Kwabena Obeng DueduDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, School of Basic and Biomedical Sciences, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Hohoe, Ghana.
Enoch AninagyeiDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, School of Basic and Biomedical Sciences, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Hohoe, Ghana.
Diana Ayinpokbila AkilaDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Hohoe, Ghana.
Margaret KwekuDepartment of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Hohoe, Ghana.
University of Health and Allied Sciences · GH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionthe National Tuberculosis Programme (NTP), Ghana, introduced Symptoms-Based Screening (SBS) Tool for TB case finding. This study aimed to determine the challenges and limitations associated with the use of the SBS Tool for active tuberculosis case finding in Ghanaian health facility settings.

methodsthis study targeted suspected TB patients attending two health facilities in the Ho Municipality, Ghana. Initially, suspected TB patients were screened with the SBS tool and presumptive patients subsequently tested for M. tuberculosis using microscopy and geneXpert assay. Additionally, health personnel were interviewed to assess the user-friendliness, challenges, and limitations associated with the tool.

resultsof 636 presumptive TB patients identified, 1.73% had tuberculosis. Coughing for > 2 weeks (χ

conclusionthe SBS tool is useful for detecting active TB cases, however, it must be improved to identify vulnerable individuals such as diabetics, immunosuppressed, and malnourished.

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Mycobacterium tuberculosisTuberculosisGhanaHealth FacilitiesHumansMass Screeningactive case findinghospitalsymptoms-based screening toolTuberculosis

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