‘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 discussionsInterventionIntegrating home HIV counselling and testing into household TB contact investigation: a mixed-methods study
Ochom E, Meyer AJ, Armstrong-Hough M, Kizito S, Ayakaka I, Turimumahoro P, Ggita JM, Katamba A, Davis JL. Integrating home HIV counselling and testing into household TB contact investigation: a mixed-methods study. Public Health Action 2018, 8: 72-78. PMID: 29946523, PMCID: PMC6012957, DOI: 10.5588/pha.18.0014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCommunity health workersHome-based HCTHousehold contactsHIV testingContact investigationHuman immunodeficiency virus counsellingHousehold TB contactTB contact investigationTuberculosis contact investigationHousehold tuberculosis contact investigationFocus group discussionsProspective mixed-methods studyEnzyme-linked immunosorbentTB contactTB patientsHIV counsellingHealth workersHealth facilitiesIndeterminate resultsPanel testingHctMixed-methods studyAdequate volumeLaboratory techniciansMixed-method study