A yield and cost comparison of tuberculosis contact investigation and intensified case finding in Uganda.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Resource constraints in Low and Middle-Income Countries (LMICs) limit tuberculosis (TB) contact investigation despite evidence its benefits could outweigh costs, with increased efficiency when compared with intensified case finding (ICF). However, there is limited data on yield and cost per TB case identified. We compared yield and cost per TB case identified for ICF and Tuberculosis-Contact Investigation (TB-CI) in Uganda.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study based on data from 12 Ugandan hospitals was done between April and September 2017. Two methods of TB case finding (i.e. ICF and TB-CI) were compared. Regarding ICF, patients either self-reported their signs and symptoms or were prompted by health care workers, while TB-CI was done by home-visiting and scre

SUBMITTER: Kakinda M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7279581 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature