The impact of time at home on potential yield of home-based TB contact investigation.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: The yield of TB contact tracing is often limited by challenges in reaching individuals during the screening process. We investigated the times at which index patients and household contacts were typically at home and the potential effects of expanding the timing of home-based contact investigation.METHODS: Index patients and household contacts in Kampala, Uganda, were asked about their likely availability at different day/time combinations. We calculated the "participant identification gap" (defined as the proportion of participants who reported being home <50% of the time) during business hours only. We then estimated the incremental reduction in the participant identification gap if hours were expanded to include weekday evenings, Saturdays, and Sundays. Statist

SUBMITTER: Paudel K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9989504 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature