Enhanced Integration of TB Services in Reproductive Maternal Newborn and Child Health (RMNCH) Settings in Eswatini.

ABSTRACT: Tuberculosis (TB) primarily affects women during their reproductive years and contributes to maternal mortality and poor pregnancy outcomes. For pregnant women living with HIV (WLHIV), TB is the leading cause of non-obstetric maternal mortality, and pregnant WLHIV with TB are at increased risk of transmitting both TB and HIV to their infants. TB diagnosis among pregnant women, particularly WLHIV, remains challenging, and TB preventive treatment (TPT) coverage among pregnant WLHIV is limited. This project aimed to strengthen integrated TB and reproductive, maternal, neonatal and child health (RMNCH) services in Eswatini to improve screening and treatment for TB disease, TPT uptake and completion among women receiving RMNCH services. The project was conducted from April-December 2017 at four

SUBMITTER: Hartsough K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10021747 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature