Prevalence, acceptability, and cost of routine screening for pulmonary tuberculosis among pregnant women in Cotonou, Benin.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

We sought to evaluate the yield, cost, feasibility, and acceptability of routine tuberculosis (TB) screening of pregnant women in Cotonou, Benin.

Design

Mixed-methods, cross-sectional study with a cost assessment.

Setting

Eight participating health facilities in Cotonou, Benin.

Participants

Consecutive pregnant women presenting for antenatal care at any participating site who were not in labor or currently being treated for TB from April 2017 to April 2018.

Interventions

Screening for the presence of TB symptoms by midwives and Xpert MTB/RIF for those with cough for at least two weeks. Semi-structured interviews with 14 midwives and 16 pregnant women about experiences with TB screening.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Proportion

SUBMITTER: Adjobimey M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8863221 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature