2023
A user-centred implementation strategy for tuberculosis contact investigation in Uganda: protocol for a stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised trial
Katamba A, Gupta A, Turimumahoro P, Ochom E, Ggita J, Nakasendwa S, Nanziri L, Musinguzi J, Hennein R, Sekadde M, Hanrahan C, Byaruhanga R, Yoeli E, Turyahabwe S, Cattamanchi A, Dowdy D, Haberer J, Armstrong-Hough M, Kiwanuka N, Davis J. A user-centred implementation strategy for tuberculosis contact investigation in Uganda: protocol for a stepped-wedge, cluster-randomised trial. BMC Public Health 2023, 23: 1568. PMID: 37592314, PMCID: PMC10436440, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-023-16510-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsContact investigationClinical effectiveness outcomesPrimary implementation outcomeTB contact investigationTB preventative therapyTB treatment initiationTimely TB diagnosisTrial registrationThe trialTuberculosis contact investigationCluster-randomised trialHigh-burden settingsImplementation-effectiveness trialEvidence-based interventionsUganda National CouncilWorld Health OrganizationProportion of contactsTB evaluationPeer-reviewed journalsMiddle-income countriesTreatment initiationTB diagnosisPreventative therapyUndiagnosed personsInfectious deathSputum samples
2021
Implementation, interrupted: Identifying and leveraging factors that sustain after a programme interruption
Hennein R, Ggita J, Ssuna B, Shelley D, Akiteng AR, Davis JL, Katamba A, Armstrong-Hough M. Implementation, interrupted: Identifying and leveraging factors that sustain after a programme interruption. Global Public Health 2021, 17: 1868-1882. PMID: 34775913, PMCID: PMC10570963, DOI: 10.1080/17441692.2021.2003838.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDiabetes mellitusSocial ecological modelDM screeningClinic visitsTuberculosis clinicClinic staffClinicians' beliefsOuter settingInner settingClinicians' opportunitiesIntegrated careConsolidated FrameworkHealth systemGlucose test stripsImplementation researchClinicProgram interruptionInterruptionSettingMellitusCliniciansVisitsCare