Use of the urine Determine LAM test in the context of tuberculosis diagnosis among inpatients with HIV in Ghana: a mixed methods study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The urine Determine LAM test has the potential to identify tuberculosis (TB) and reduce early mortality among people living with HIV. However, implementation of the test in practice has been slow. We aimed to understand how a Determine LAM intervention was received and worked in a Ghanaian in-hospital context.

Design/methods

Nested in a Determine LAM intervention study, we conducted a two-phase explanatory sequential mixed methods study at three hospitals in Ghana between January 2021 and January 2022. We performed a quantitative survey with 81 healthcare workers (HCWs), four qualitative focus-group discussions with 18 HCWs, and 15 in-depth HCW interviews. Integration was performed at the methods and analysis level. Descriptive analysis, qualitative directed conte

SUBMITTER: Ahsberg J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10797072 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature