Expanding tuberculosis case notification among marginalized groups in Bangladesh through peer sputum collection.
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McDowell, M; Hossain, M; Rahman, N; Tegenfeldt, K; Yasmin, N; Johnson, MG; Hamilton, CD
Published in: Public Health Action
June 21, 2015
Case notification rates of tuberculosis (TB) in Bangladesh remain poor despite a high burden of disease. Peer sputum collection among underserved populations was implemented to expand case notification and to provide socially empowering roles in society for often excluded members of marginalized populations. Over the 55 months of the evaluation, 32 587 members of key populations were screened for TB, with 1587 smear-positive TB cases detected. Broadening TB services at human immunodeficiency virus drop-in centers using peer sputum collection to target high-risk populations for TB may be an effective way to increase TB case notification among key populations in Bangladesh.
Duke Scholars
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Public Health Action
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ISSN
2220-8372
Publication Date
June 21, 2015
Volume
5
Issue
2
Start / End Page
119 / 121
Location
France
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McDowell, M., Hossain, M., Rahman, N., Tegenfeldt, K., Yasmin, N., Johnson, M. G., & Hamilton, C. D. (2015). Expanding tuberculosis case notification among marginalized groups in Bangladesh through peer sputum collection. Public Health Action, 5(2), 119–121. https://doi.org/10.5588/pha.15.0014
McDowell, M., M. Hossain, N. Rahman, K. Tegenfeldt, N. Yasmin, M. G. Johnson, and C. D. Hamilton. “Expanding tuberculosis case notification among marginalized groups in Bangladesh through peer sputum collection.” Public Health Action 5, no. 2 (June 21, 2015): 119–21. https://doi.org/10.5588/pha.15.0014.
McDowell M, Hossain M, Rahman N, Tegenfeldt K, Yasmin N, Johnson MG, et al. Expanding tuberculosis case notification among marginalized groups in Bangladesh through peer sputum collection. Public Health Action. 2015 Jun 21;5(2):119–21.
McDowell, M., et al. “Expanding tuberculosis case notification among marginalized groups in Bangladesh through peer sputum collection.” Public Health Action, vol. 5, no. 2, June 2015, pp. 119–21. Pubmed, doi:10.5588/pha.15.0014.
McDowell M, Hossain M, Rahman N, Tegenfeldt K, Yasmin N, Johnson MG, Hamilton CD. Expanding tuberculosis case notification among marginalized groups in Bangladesh through peer sputum collection. Public Health Action. 2015 Jun 21;5(2):119–121.
Published In
Public Health Action
DOI
ISSN
2220-8372
Publication Date
June 21, 2015
Volume
5
Issue
2
Start / End Page
119 / 121
Location
France