Role of community-based active case finding in screening tuberculosis in Yunnan province of China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The barriers to access diagnosis and receive treatment, in addition to insufficient case identification and reporting, lead to tuberculosis (TB) spreads in communities, especially among hard-to-reach populations. This study evaluated a community-based active case finding (ACF) strategy for the detection of tuberculosis cases among high-risk groups and general population in China between 2013 and 2015.

Methods

This retrospective cohort study conducted an ACF in ten communities of Dongchuan County, located in northeast Yunnan Province between 2013 and 2015; and compared to 136 communities that had passive case finding (PCF). The algorithm for ACF was: 1) screen for TB symptoms among community enrolled residents by home visits, 2) those with positive symptoms along w

SUBMITTER: Chen JO 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6819334 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature