Yield of tuberculosis among household contacts of tuberculosis patients in Accra, Ghana.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The End TB Strategy calls for systematic screening of selected high-risk groups including contacts of tuberculosis (TB) cases to facilitate early TB case detection. Contact investigation is not usually routinely practiced in low TB burden countries, such as Ghana, with consequent paucity of data on the yield of TB case detection from such interventions. This study's objective was to document the outcomes and feasibility of implementing contact investigation activities under programmatic conditions in Ghana.

Methods

Retrospective analyses were conducted of abstracted data from the National TB Program, following a contact investigation intervention for TB cases diagnosed in 10 facilities in Accra from June 2010 to December 2014. Various proportions and yield from nu

SUBMITTER: Ohene SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5828410 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature