2022
Is aggregated surveillance data a reliable method for constructing tuberculosis care cascades? A secondary data analysis from Uganda
White E, Hernández-Ramírez R, Majwala R, Nalugwa T, Reza T, Cattamanchi A, Katamba A, Davis J. Is aggregated surveillance data a reliable method for constructing tuberculosis care cascades? A secondary data analysis from Uganda. PLOS Global Public Health 2022, 2: e0000716. PMID: 36962541, PMCID: PMC10045605, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0000716.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNational TB ProgrammeTreatment initiationAntiretroviral therapySurveillance dataLimits of agreementFacility characteristicsTB surveillance dataTuberculosis care cascadeNumber of peopleXpert-positivesCare cascadeTB careTB treatmentTB programsTuberculosis controlQuality improvement toolsSecondary data analysisHealth facilitiesPositive diagnosisAddress reasonsLinear mixed modelsConcordance correlation coefficientHIVTherapyDiagnosis
2017
Drop-out from the tuberculosis contact investigation cascade in a routine public health setting in urban Uganda: A prospective, multi-center study
Armstrong-Hough M, Turimumahoro P, Meyer AJ, Ochom E, Babirye D, Ayakaka I, Mark D, Ggita J, Cattamanchi A, Dowdy D, Mugabe F, Fair E, Haberer JE, Katamba A, Davis JL. Drop-out from the tuberculosis contact investigation cascade in a routine public health setting in urban Uganda: A prospective, multi-center study. PLOS ONE 2017, 12: e0187145. PMID: 29108007, PMCID: PMC5673209, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0187145.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHousehold contact investigationNational TB ProgrammeContact investigationTB evaluationActive TBHealth workersPatient householdsMulti-center observational studyIndex TB patientsTB contact investigationLay health workersTuberculosis contact investigationMulti-center studyRoutine public health settingPublic health settingsTB patientsTB programsEligible contactsTuberculosis unitProgrammatic settingsRisk factorsIndex householdsIndex patientsObservational studyRisk contacts