2024
Prior tuberculosis, radiographic lung abnormalities and prevalent diabetes in rural South Africa
Castle A, Moosa Y, Claassen H, Shenoi S, Magodoro I, Manne-Goehler J, Hanekom W, Bassett I, Wong E, Siedner M. Prior tuberculosis, radiographic lung abnormalities and prevalent diabetes in rural South Africa. BMC Infectious Diseases 2024, 24: 690. PMID: 38992607, PMCID: PMC11238449, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-024-09583-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrevalent diabetesChest X-rayChest X-ray abnormalitiesX-ray abnormalitiesOdds of prevalent diabetesHemoglobin A1c testingPost-TB lung diseaseHistory of TB diseaseAssociated with prevalent diabetesPulmonary abnormalitiesExposure of interestRural South AfricaPrevalence of diabetesTB diseaseCohort of peopleCAD4TBMethodsWe analyzed dataCross-sectional studyCompare groupsLogistic regression modelsIncidence of diabetesDiabetes prevalenceA1c testingConclusionsAmong peopleDigital chest X-ray
2021
Factors associated with low tuberculosis preventive therapy prescription rates among health care workers in rural South Africa
Ahmed AA, Grammatico M, Moll AP, Malinga S, Makhunga P, Charalambous S, Ladines-Lim JB, Jones J, Choi K, Shenoi SV. Factors associated with low tuberculosis preventive therapy prescription rates among health care workers in rural South Africa. Global Health Action 2021, 14: 1979281. PMID: 34652990, PMCID: PMC8525921, DOI: 10.1080/16549716.2021.1979281.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTuberculosis preventive therapyHealth care workersPrimary healthcare clinicsLower prescription ratesPrescription ratesRural South AfricaCare workersIsoniazid preventative therapyIncidence of tuberculosisCross-sectional studyGovernment district hospitalsPreventive therapyMedian ageMultivariable analysisPreventative therapyDistrict hospitalHealthcare clinicsHCW trainingPatient disclosureTPT useConsolidated FrameworkLogistic regressionImplementation researchSelf-reported dataPrescribers
2018
Synergism between diabetes and human immunodeficiency virus in increasing the risk of tuberculosis
Sinha P, Moll AP, Brooks RP, Deng YH, Shenoi SV. Synergism between diabetes and human immunodeficiency virus in increasing the risk of tuberculosis. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2018, 22: 793-799. PMID: 29914606, PMCID: PMC6050202, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.17.0936.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of tuberculosisDiabetes mellitusTB symptomsOdds ratioHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionImmunodeficiency virus infectionHuman immunodeficiency virusCommunity health screeningCross-sectional studyCommunity health projectsActive tuberculosisHIV infectionHIV positivityPrimary outcomeImmunodeficiency virusScreening servicesHealth screeningCongregate settingsVirus infectionResource-limited regionsMultiplicative scaleHIVMultivariate analysisRetrospective dataTuberculosis