2023
mHealth to improve implementation of TB contact investigation: a case study from Uganda
Gupta A, Turimumahoro P, Ochom E, Ggita J, Babirye D, Ayakaka I, Mark D, Okello D, Cattamanchi A, Dowdy D, Haberer J, Armstrong-Hough M, Katamba A, Davis J. mHealth to improve implementation of TB contact investigation: a case study from Uganda. Implementation Science Communications 2023, 4: 71. PMID: 37340456, PMCID: PMC10280918, DOI: 10.1186/s43058-023-00448-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTB contact investigationContact investigationHybrid implementation-effectiveness trialImplementation-effectiveness trialLocal public health partnersPublic health partnersElectronic decision supportImplementation scienceGlobal health studiesCommunity-engaged approachUsual careHIV testingMiddle-income countriesPublic health outcomesMulti-disciplinary teamImplementation trialHealth StudyHealth outcomesHealth settingsImplementation strategiesMHealth strategiesHealth partnersLow-income countriesImplementation researchGlobal health settings
2022
Assessing a norming intervention to promote acceptance of HIV testing and reduce stigma during household tuberculosis contact investigation: protocol for a cluster-randomised trial
Armstrong-Hough M, Ggita J, Gupta AJ, Shelby T, Nangendo J, Ayen DO, Davis JL, Katamba A. Assessing a norming intervention to promote acceptance of HIV testing and reduce stigma during household tuberculosis contact investigation: protocol for a cluster-randomised trial. BMJ Open 2022, 12: e061508. PMID: 35613785, PMCID: PMC9134160, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061508.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity health workersHIV testingHIV test uptakeHIV status awarenessHome HIV testingHousehold contactsContact investigationTB stigmaTest uptakeHIV stigmaPublic Health Institutional Review BoardHealth Institutional Review BoardTB contact investigationTuberculosis contact investigationCluster-randomised trialHousehold tuberculosis contact investigationPublic health facilitiesVerbal informed consentHuman Investigation CommitteeMakerere University SchoolInstitutional review boardUganda National CouncilProportion of contactsHome HIVStatus awareness
2019
Home-based tuberculosis contact investigation in Uganda: a household randomised trial
Davis JL, Turimumahoro P, Meyer AJ, Ayakaka I, Ochom E, Ggita J, Mark D, Babirye D, Okello DA, Mugabe F, Fair E, Vittinghoff E, Armstrong-Hough M, Dowdy D, Cattamanchi A, Haberer JE, Katamba A. Home-based tuberculosis contact investigation in Uganda: a household randomised trial. ERJ Open Research 2019, 5: 00112-2019. PMID: 31367636, PMCID: PMC6661318, DOI: 10.1183/23120541.00112-2019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity health workersTB contact investigationTuberculosis contact investigationContact investigationTB evaluationIndex patientsWorld Health OrganizationIntervention armHousehold tuberculosis contact investigationCare armHousehold contactsPulmonary TBSputum testingCare contactsHIV diagnosisSecondary outcomesHIV testingPrimary outcomeSymptomatic contactsHealth workersMicrobiologic testingHome evaluationIntervention componentsSputumPatients