Improving TB case notification in northern Uganda: evidence of a quality improvement-guided active case finding intervention.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Strategies to identify and treat undiagnosed prevalent cases that have not sought diagnostic services on their own, are necessary to treat TB in patients earlier and interrupt transmission. Late presentation for medical services of symptomatic patients require special efforts to detect early and notify TB in high risk populations. An intervention that combined quality improvement with facility-led active case finding (QI-ACF) was implemented in 10 districts of Northern Uganda with the highest TB burden to improve case notification among populations at highest risk of TB.

Methods

Using QI-ACF intervention approach in 48 facilities, we; 1) targeted key vulnerable populations, 2) engaged district and facility teams in TB systems strengthening, 3) conducted systematic

SUBMITTER: Karamagi E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6292080 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature