ArticleERJ open research2023
Evaluating the impact of cash transfers on tuberculosis (ExaCT TB): a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial.
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- Role of recruitment bias in stepped-wedge cluster randomised controlled trials: a systematic review.BMJ open · 2025Pooled it
- Community-based interventions to improve tuberculosis treatment outcomes: A meta-analysis.MethodsX · 2026Review
- Climate change and tuberculosis: enhancing impact through an implementation science informed agenda.Environmental health : a global access science source · 2026Review
- Applications and implementation considerations for stepped-wedge designs in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review.Frontiers in epidemiology · 2026Review
- Digital Adherence Technologies Linked to Mobile Money Incentives for Medication Adherence Among People Living With Tuberculosis: Mixed Methods Feasibility and Acceptability Study.JMIR human factors · 2024Article
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10 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.
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Abstract
Background: Mitigating financial barriers to tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis and treatment is a core priority of the global TB agenda. We evaluated the impact of a cash transfer intervention on completion of TB testing and treatment initiation in Uganda. Methods: We conducted a pragmatic complete stepped wedge randomised trial of a one-time unconditional cash transfer at 10 health centres between September 2019 and March 2020. People referred for sputum-based TB testing were enrolled to receive UGX 20 000 (∼USD 5.39) upon sputum submission. The primary outcome was the number initiating treatment for micro-bacteriologically confirmed TB within 2 weeks of initial evaluation. The primary analysis included cluster-level intent-to-treat and per-protocol analyses using negative binomial regression. Results: 4288 people were eligible. The number diagnosed with TB initiating treatment was higher in the intervention period Interpretation: While it is uncertain whether a single unconditional cash transfer increased the number of people diagnosed and treated for TB, it did support higher completion of diagnostic evaluation in a programmatic setting. A one-time cash transfer may offset some but not all of the social/economic barriers to improving TB diagnosis outcomes.
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