2015
Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection and associated risk factors in an urban African setting
Kizza F, List J, Nkwata A, Okwera A, Ezeamama A, Whalen C, Sekandi J. Prevalence of latent tuberculosis infection and associated risk factors in an urban African setting. BMC Infectious Diseases 2015, 15: 165. PMID: 25879423, PMCID: PMC4392742, DOI: 10.1186/s12879-015-0904-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLatent tuberculosis infectionTuberculin skin testingRisk factorsUrban African settingChronic coughTuberculosis infectionTB controlPrevalence of LTBIMultivariable logistic regression analysisPreventive treatment programAfrican settingAssociated risk factorsGlobal TB controlSignificant risk factorsLogistic regression analysisCross-sectional surveyLTBI screeningConclusionThe prevalencePrimary outcomeMultivariable analysisSkin testingTST resultsResultsA totalOverall prevalenceSex-specific differences
2014
Yield of undetected tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus coinfection from active case finding in urban Uganda
Sekandi J, List J, Luzze H, Yin X, Dobbin K, Corso P, Oloya J, Okwera A, Whalen C. Yield of undetected tuberculosis and human immunodeficiency virus coinfection from active case finding in urban Uganda. The International Journal Of Tuberculosis And Lung Disease 2014, 18: 13-19. PMID: 24365547, PMCID: PMC5454493, DOI: 10.5588/ijtld.13.0129.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive case findingHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) coinfectionImmunodeficiency virus coinfectionChronic coughActive tuberculosisVirus coinfectionTB-HIV casesTB case detectionWhole study populationUndetected tuberculosisTB diseaseTB-HIVTB casesHIV infectionMedian ageCase detectionSmear microscopyStudy populationCase findingCoughGeneral populationDoor surveyIdentification of personsTuberculosisActive cases
2012
This Wound is Consistent with Harm
List J. This Wound is Consistent with Harm. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2012, 28: 485-486. PMID: 22798199, PMCID: PMC3579955, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-012-2162-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMissed opportunity for tuberculosis case detection in household contacts in a high burden setting.
Sekandi J, Sempeera H, List J, Whalen C. Missed opportunity for tuberculosis case detection in household contacts in a high burden setting. Pan African Medical Journal 2012, 12: 8. PMID: 23077694, PMCID: PMC3396874.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-burden settingsHousehold contactsTB casesBurden settingsContact investigationImportant public health issueIndex TB casesTB index casesNational TB ProgrammeYear old womanTuberculosis case detectionPublic health issueActive TBChronic coughPotential complementary roleTB controlTB programsTuberculosis controlCase detectionIndex caseNew casesTB detectionActive casesHealth issuesClose contact
2011
High acceptance of home-based HIV counseling and testing in an urban community setting in Uganda
Sekandi J, Sempeera H, List J, Mugerwa M, Asiimwe S, Yin X, Whalen C. High acceptance of home-based HIV counseling and testing in an urban community setting in Uganda. BMC Public Health 2011, 11: 730. PMID: 21943164, PMCID: PMC3192688, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-730.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV counselingHIV testingHome-based HIV counselingHome-based HIV testingMultivariable logistic regression analysisHIV test historyPrevious HIV testingHIV/AIDS diseaseHIV-positive individualsHIV/AIDS treatmentCross-sectional houseLogistic regression analysisReceipt of resultsHome-based counselingUnknown HIVHIV testPositive individualsHome visitsHIVHouse surveyAIDS diseaseEarly identificationHBHCTUrban settingsAIDS treatment
2009
Justice and the Reversal of the Healthcare Worker ‘Brain-Drain’
List JM. Justice and the Reversal of the Healthcare Worker ‘Brain-Drain’. The American Journal Of Bioethics 2009, 9: 10-12. PMID: 19247879, PMCID: PMC5523931, DOI: 10.1080/15265160802654186.Peer-Reviewed Original Research