2022
A cost analysis of implementing mobile health facilitated tuberculosis contact investigation in a low-income setting
Turimumahoro P, Tucker A, Gupta AJ, Tampi RP, Babirye D, Ochom E, Ggita JM, Ayakaka I, Sohn H, Katamba A, Dowdy D, Davis JL. A cost analysis of implementing mobile health facilitated tuberculosis contact investigation in a low-income setting. PLOS ONE 2022, 17: e0265033. PMID: 35363783, PMCID: PMC8975098, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0265033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCommunity health workersTuberculosis contact investigationHousehold contactsContact investigationHome-based HIV testingContact investigation strategyHIV testing servicesPatient-provider communicationHome-based strategiesResource-limited settingsLow-income settingsUgandan health systemTB evaluationActive TBHIV testingSputum collectionSputum samplesHealth workersProgram implementationHealth servicesMHealth strategiesHealth systemProgram reachMobile health applicationsRoutine implementation
2020
Experiences and intentions of Ugandan household tuberculosis contacts receiving test results via text message: an exploratory study
Ggita JM, Katahoire A, Meyer AJ, Nansubuga E, Nalugwa T, Turimumahoro P, Ochom E, Ayakaka I, Haberer JE, Katamba A, Armstrong-Hough M, Davis JL. Experiences and intentions of Ugandan household tuberculosis contacts receiving test results via text message: an exploratory study. BMC Public Health 2020, 20: 310. PMID: 32164612, PMCID: PMC7068887, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-8427-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLay health workersHousehold contactsWorld Health OrganizationContact investigationBackgroundThe World Health OrganizationHousehold contact investigationTB-positive resultHigh-burden countriesHousehold tuberculosis contactTuberculosis contactsSputum collectionTB statusHealth workersShort message serviceFurther evaluationTuberculosisThematic saturationHealth OrganizationTB resultsNegative resultsStatus awarenessReliefSemi-structured interviewsText messagesDelivery
2018
‘Something so hard': a mixed-methods study of home sputum collection for tuberculosis contact investigation in Uganda
Armstrong-Hough M, Ggita J, Turimumahoro P, Meyer AJ, Ochom E, Dowdy D, Cattamanchi A, Katamba A, Davis JL. ‘Something so hard': a mixed-methods study of home sputum collection for tuberculosis contact investigation in Uganda. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2018, 22: 1152-1159. PMID: 30236182, PMCID: PMC6496950, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.18.0129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLay health workersSputum collectionContact investigationHome-based collectionTB contact investigationContacts of patientsTuberculosis contact investigationDiagnosis of tuberculosisActive tuberculosisPrompt evaluationRisk factorsEnhanced interventionsIndex patientsConvergent mixed-methods studyHealth workersHome visitsSputumClinical settingTuberculosisMixed-methods studyMixed-method studyPatientsContact interviewsFocus group discussionsInterventionSocial determinants of tuberculosis evaluation among household contacts: a secondary analysis
Shelby T, Meyer AJ, Ochom E, Turimumahoro P, Babirye D, Katamba A, Davis JL, Armstrong-Hough M. Social determinants of tuberculosis evaluation among household contacts: a secondary analysis. Public Health Action 2018, 8: 118-123. PMID: 30271727, PMCID: PMC6147061, DOI: 10.5588/pha.18.0025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTB evaluationHousehold contactsContact investigationSocial determinantsHousehold contact investigationCross-sectional studyTuberculosis evaluationTB patientsPrimary level educationTuberculosis unitSputum collectionControl armIndividual symptomsSecondary analysisLow incomeSpecific mechanismsSocio-economic determinantsMedian incomeHead of householdFurther researchSocio-economic factorsPatientsDeterminantsClinicEvaluation