Effectiveness of service models and organisational structures supporting tuberculosis identification and management in hard-to-reach populations in countries of low and medium tuberculosis incidence: a systematic review.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To determine which service models and organisational structures are effective and cost-effective for delivering tuberculosis (TB) services to hard-to-reach populations.

Design

Embase and MEDLINE (1990-2017) were searched in order to update and extend the 2011 systematic review commissioned by National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), discussing interventions targeting service models and organisational structures for the identification and management of TB in hard-to-reach populations. The NICE and Cochrane Collaboration standards were followed.

Setting

European Union, European Economic Area, European Union candidate countries and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development countries.

Participants

Hard-to-reach populations, i

SUBMITTER: Heuvelings CC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6129047 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature