Effectiveness of healthcare workers and volunteers training on improving tuberculosis case detection: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Tuberculosis is the second most common infectious cause of death globally. Low TB case detection remains a major challenge to achieve the global End TB targets. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to determine whether training of health professionals and volunteers increase TB case detection.

Methods

We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized control trials and non-randomized control trials reporting on the effectiveness of health professionals and volunteers training on TB case detection. We searched PubMed, SCOPUS, Cochrane Library, and reference sections of included articles from inception through to 15 February 2021, for studies published in English. Study screening, data extraction, and bias assessments were performed indepe

SUBMITTER: Amare D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10035837 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature