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February 18, 2025February 18, 2025

Diabetes mellitus and its determinants among tuberculosis patients in South Gondar Zone health facilities, Northwest Ethiopia.

Publication date: Feb 17, 2025 Both tuberculosis (TB) and diabetes mellitus (DM) are major global public health concerns, and their prevalence has been rising rapidly in developing countries like Ethiopia. ... Read more

February 16, 2025February 16, 2025

Prevalence and associated factors of tuberculosis among diabetic patients attending public health facilities in Ethiopia: a multicenter study.

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Publication date: Feb 14, 2025 Individuals with diabetes mellitus (DM) have high tuberculosis (TB) prevalence. Currently, the incidence of DM is increasing in low and middle-income countries including Ethiopia where ... Read more

February 15, 2025February 15, 2025

Process evaluation of Tuberculosis infection control and prevention practice at public health facilities in Tegede district, Northwest Ethiopia: Facility-based cross-sectional design.

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Publication date: Feb 14, 2025 Tuberculosis Infection Prevention and Control practice (TB-IPC) is crucial to prevent nosocomial transmission of Tuberculosis (TB), especially in high-burden settings like Ethiopia. However, studies show ... Read more

December 27, 2024December 27, 2024

Stigma relating to tuberculosis infection prevention and control implementation in rural health facilities in South Africa – a qualitative study outlining opportunities for mitigation.

Tuberculosis Literature

Publication date: Oct 03, 2024 Tuberculosis (TB) is a stigmatised disease with intersectional associations with poverty, HIV, transmission risk and mortality. The use of visible TB infection prevention and control ... Read more

December 22, 2024December 22, 2024

Indicator-based tuberculosis infection control assessments with knowledge, attitudes, and practices evaluations among health facilities in China, 2017-2019.

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Publication date: Dec 19, 2024 Tuberculosis (TB) Building and Strengthening Infection Control Strategies (TB BASICS) aimed to achieve improvements in TB infection prevention and control (IPC) through structured training and ... Read more

January 25, 2025January 25, 2025

Implementation of an information system for tuberculosis in healthcare facilities in Indonesia: evaluation of its effectiveness and challenges.

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Publication date: Jan 24, 2025 Tuberculosis (TB) surveillance in Indonesia is currently supported by the recording and reporting technology Tuberculosis Information System (Sistem Informasi Tuberkulosis ). SITB is used by ... Read more

December 29, 2024December 29, 2024

Magnitude of undernutrition and determinant factors among adult patients with tuberculosis on follow-up care at public healthcare facilities in South Ethiopia Region: a multicentre cross-sectional study.

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Publication date: Dec 27, 2024 Globally, approximately 1. 9 million cases of tuberculosis (TB) were attributable to undernutrition. Nearly 19 000 deaths occur annually in Ethiopia due to TB. TB makes undernutrition ... Read more

February 16, 2025February 16, 2025

Prevalence, perception of risk and mycobacterium tuberculosis control practices among healthcare workers in HIV care and treatment centres in North Central Nigeria.

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Publication date: Feb 14, 2025 Globally, Healthcare workers (HWs) are known to be at higher risk of Tuberculosis (TB), especially those working in HIV settings. Understanding HW’s alertness of TB ... Read more

January 16, 2025January 16, 2025

Interventions to Maintain HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Service Delivery During Public Health Emergencies in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Protocol for a Systematic Review.

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Publication date: Jan 15, 2025 Although existing disease preparedness and response frameworks provide guidance about strengthening emergency response capacity, little attention is paid to health service continuity during emergency responses. ... Read more

January 6, 2025January 6, 2025

Wealth-based inequalities in tuberculosis prevalence among households having children and young adults in India: insights from Indian demographic and health surveys (2015-2021).

Tuberculosis Literature

Publication date: Jan 04, 2025 Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant health concern in India, especially among households with children and young adolescents aged 6-17 years. Despite ongoing research, there is ... Read more