Community Health Workers Can Strengthen Isoniazid Preventive Therapy Implementation in Rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Norton S, Moll A, Madi J, Nkomo N, Brooks R, Shenoi S. Community Health Workers Can Strengthen Isoniazid Preventive Therapy Implementation in Rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Open Forum Infectious Diseases 2017, 4: s119-s119. PMCID: PMC5632264, DOI: 10.1093/ofid/ofx163.146.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIsoniazid preventive therapyCommunity health workersRural KwaZulu-NatalHealth workersHigh TB incidence ratesDifferentiated care modelProportion of patientsHIV treatment programsTB incidence rateCause of deathResource limited settingsIPT initiationPreventive therapySecondary outcomesTB casesMedian agePrimary outcomeTB epidemicPreventive treatmentChronic diseasesIncidence rateSymptom screenCHW rolesCare modelTherapy implementation