Community-based referral for tuberculosis preventive therapy is effective for treatment completion
Shenoi S, Kyriakides T, Dokubo E, Guddera V, Vranken P, Desai M, Friedland G, Moll A. Community-based referral for tuberculosis preventive therapy is effective for treatment completion. PLOS Global Public Health 2022, 2: e0001269. PMID: 36962910, PMCID: PMC10021376, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001269.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTreatment completionCommunity-based identificationPreventive therapyIndependent predictorsGovernment primary care clinicsMedian age 35 yearsCommunity-based referralsHigher treatment completionMedian CD4 countTB preventive therapyTB endemic regionsTuberculosis preventive therapyComparison groupPrimary care clinicsClinic-based careAge 35 yearsCBR groupTeam of nursesSix-month courseMedian CD4Oral isoniazidCD4 countHIV careNight sweatsCare clinics