2025
Understanding the occurrence and determinants of catastrophic costs of rifampicin resistant tuberculosis in South Africa to inform a patient-centered care program
Wang Z, Ndebele F, Sibeko Z, Bohlela S, Segwaba P, Fanampe B, Setlhare L, Charalambous S, Van Rie A, Van Rie A. Understanding the occurrence and determinants of catastrophic costs of rifampicin resistant tuberculosis in South Africa to inform a patient-centered care program. International Journal Of Infectious Diseases 2025, 152: 107756. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2024.107756.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPatient-centered approachAnnual household incomeCatastrophic costsFree State ProvinceHousehold incomeTB diagnosisIndirect cost dataRR-TB treatmentTB treatment episodesRandomized Controlled TrialsCare programTelephone interviewsSocial protection interventionsTrial participantsClinic visitsPatient costsMultiple imputationVulnerable populationsBackground TuberculosisIndirect costsControlled TrialsFree of chargeEconomic burdenEconomic evaluationSouth Africa
2020
1644. “And the stick to fight TB is IPT”: Perspectives on TPT Implementation Among Senior Nurses in Rural South Africa
Grammatico M, Ahmed A, Grau L, Moll A, Shenoi S. 1644. “And the stick to fight TB is IPT”: Perspectives on TPT Implementation Among Senior Nurses in Rural South Africa. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2020, 7: s811-s811. PMCID: PMC7777536, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.1824.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIsoniazid preventive therapyWorld Health OrganizationPreventative therapyMedian age 39 yearsSenior nursesTB preventative therapyPatient-level factorsPrimary health clinicsPrimary care clinicsAge 39 yearsHigh-volume clinicsHealth care experiencesResource-limited settingsBackground TuberculosisAntiretroviral therapyHigh tuberculosisChronic medicationsPill burdenPreventive therapyTB burdenHigh HIVCare clinicsConclusion NursesHIV prevalenceStandardized training program
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