ArticlePublic health action2022
Early interactions with newly diagnosed TB patients in hospital can support linkage to care.
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- Association between tuberculosis and pregnancy outcomes: a retrospective cohort study of women in Cape Town, South Africa.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Reducing Initial Loss to Follow-up Among People With Bacteriologically Confirmed Tuberculosis: LINKEDin, a Quasi-experimental Study in South Africa.Open forum infectious diseases · 2024Article
- Investigating linkage to care between hospitals and primary care clinics for people with TB in rural South Africa.PloS one · 2023Article
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Abstract
backgroundIn South Africa, failure to link individuals diagnosed with TB to care remains an important gap in the TB care cascade. Compared to people diagnosed at primary healthcare (PHC) facilities, people diagnosed in hospitals are more likely to require additional support to be linked with PHC TB treatment services. We describe a patient interaction process to support linkage to TB care.
methodsWe implemented a step-by-step early patient interaction process with 84 adults newly diagnosed with TB in one district hospital in Khayelitsha, Cape Town, South Africa (August 2020-March 2021). We confirmed patient contact details, provided TB and health information, shared information on accessing care at PHC facilities and answered patients' questions in their home language.
resultsMost patients (54/84, 64%) provided updated telephone numbers, and 19/84 (23%) reported changes in their physical address. Patients welcomed practical and health information in their home language. The majority (74/84, 88%) were linked to care after hospital discharge.
conclusionsA simple early patient interaction process implemented as part of routine care is a feasible strategy to facilitate early TB treatment initiation and registration.
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