2023
Community health workers can be trained to identify patients eligible for tuberculosis preventive therapy, but encounter barriers to programme implementation in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Norton S, Moll A, Madi J, Nkomo N, Brooks R, Andrews L, Shenoi S. Community health workers can be trained to identify patients eligible for tuberculosis preventive therapy, but encounter barriers to programme implementation in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. African Journal Of AIDS Research 2023, 22: 131-135. PMID: 37337826, DOI: 10.2989/16085906.2023.2213213.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTuberculosis preventive therapyCommunity health workersLargest HIV epidemicCause of deathNon-communicable diseasesHealth workersPreventive therapyRural resource-limited settingsHigh TB incidence ratesFurther implementation researchTB incidence rateRate of referralResource-limited settingsMedian ageTreatment initiationHIV epidemicIncidence rateRural South AfricaHIVInfectious diseasesTuberculosisImplementation researchScreening resultsDiseasePatients
2017
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