Sustained high fatality during TB therapy amid rapid decline in TB mortality at population level: A retrospective cohort and ecological analysis from Shiselweni, Eswatini.

Autor: Kerschberger B; Médecins sans Frontières, Mbabane, Eswatini.; Médecins sans Frontières/Ärzte ohne Grenzen, Vienna Evaluation Unit, Vienna, Austria., Vambe D; National TB Control Programme (NTCP), Manzini, Eswatini., Schomaker M; Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.; Department of Statistics, Ludwig-Maximilians University Munich, Munich, Germany., Mabhena E; Médecins sans Frontières, Mbabane, Eswatini., Daka M; Médecins sans Frontières, Mbabane, Eswatini., Dlamini T; National TB Control Programme (NTCP), Manzini, Eswatini., Ngwenya S; National TB Control Programme (NTCP), Manzini, Eswatini., Mamba B; National TB Control Programme (NTCP), Manzini, Eswatini., Nxumalo B; National TB Control Programme (NTCP), Manzini, Eswatini., Sibanda J; National TB Control Programme (NTCP), Manzini, Eswatini., Dube S; National TB Control Programme (NTCP), Manzini, Eswatini., Dlamini LM; National TB Control Programme (NTCP), Manzini, Eswatini., Mukooza E; Médecins sans Frontières, Mbabane, Eswatini., Ellman T; Médecins sans Frontières, Cape Town, South Africa., Ciglenecki I; Médecins sans Frontières, Geneva, Switzerland.

Publikováno v: Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH [Trop Med Int Health] 2024 Mar; Vol. 29 (3), pp. 192-205. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Dec 15.

The introduction of video-enabled directly observed therapy (video-DOT) for patients with drug-resistant TB disease in Eswatini amid the COVID-19 pandemic - a retrospective cohort study.

Autor: Kerschberger B; Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Mbabane, Eswatini. bernhard.kerschberger@gmail.com., Daka M; Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Mbabane, Eswatini., Shongwe B; Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Mbabane, Eswatini., Dlamini T; National TB Control Programme (NTCP), Manzini, Eswatini., Ngwenya S; National TB Control Programme (NTCP), Manzini, Eswatini., Danbakli C; Médecins Sans Frontières, Geneva, Switzerland., Mamba B; National TB Control Programme (NTCP), Manzini, Eswatini., Nxumalo B; National TB Control Programme (NTCP), Manzini, Eswatini., Sibanda J; National TB Control Programme (NTCP), Manzini, Eswatini., Dube S; National TB Control Programme (NTCP), Manzini, Eswatini., Dlamini LM; National TB Control Programme (NTCP), Manzini, Eswatini., Mabhena E; Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Mbabane, Eswatini., Mukooza E; Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Mbabane, Eswatini., Crumley I; Médecins Sans Frontières, Geneva, Switzerland., Ciglenecki I; Médecins Sans Frontières, Geneva, Switzerland., Vambe D; National TB Control Programme (NTCP), Manzini, Eswatini.

Publikováno v: BMC health services research [BMC Health Serv Res] 2024 Jun 03; Vol. 24 (1), pp. 699. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Jun 03.

Tobacco smoking clusters in households affected by tuberculosis in an individual participant data meta-analysis of national tuberculosis prevalence surveys: Time for household-wide interventions?

Autor: Hamada Y; Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom., Quartagno M; MRC Clinical Trials Unit, Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, University College London, London, United Kingdom., Law I; Global Tuberculosis Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland., Malik F; UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom., Bonsu FA; National Tuberculosis Programme, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana., Adetifa IMO; Disease Control and Elimination Theme, Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Banjul, Gambia.; Department of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom., Adusi-Poku Y; National Tuberculosis Programme, Ghana Health Service, Accra, Ghana., D'Alessandro U; Disease Control and Elimination Theme, Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Banjul, Gambia., Bashorun AO; Disease Control and Elimination Theme, Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Banjul, Gambia., Begum V; World Health Organization, Country Office for Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh., Lolong DB; National Research and Innovation Agency, Jakarta, Indonesia., Boldoo T; Tuberculosis Surveillance and Research Department, National Center for Communicable Disease, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia., Dlamini T; Eswatini National Tuberculosis Program, Ministry of Health, Mbabane, Eswatini., Donkor S; Disease Control and Elimination Theme, Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Banjul, Gambia., Dwihardiani B; Center for Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia., Egwaga S; Tuberculosis and Leprosy Programme, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Dodoma, United Republic of Tanzania., Farid MN; Expert TB Committee, Jakarta, Indonesia., Garfin AMCG; National TB Control Program, Department of Health, Manila, Philippines., Gaviola DMG; National TB Control Program, Department of Health, Manila, Philippines., Husain MM; Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), Dhaka, Bangladesh., Ismail F; Centre for Tuberculosis: National Institute for Communicable Diseases, a Division of the National Health Laboratory Services, Johannesburg, South Africa.; Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa., Kaggwa M; World Health Organization, Country Office for Uganda, Kampala, Uganda., Kamara DV; Tuberculosis and Leprosy Programme, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Dodoma, United Republic of Tanzania., Kasozi S; National Tuberculosis Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda., Kaswaswa K; National Tuberculosis Programme, Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, Malawi., Kirenga B; Makerere University Lung Institute, Kampala, Uganda., Klinkenberg E; Department of Global Health, Amsterdam University Medical Centers, Amsterdam, the Netherlands., Kondo Z; Tuberculosis and Leprosy Programme, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, Dodoma, United Republic of Tanzania., Lawanson A; National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme, Federal Ministry of Health, Abuja, Nigeria., Macheque D; National Tuberculosis Program, Ministry of Health, Maputo, Mozambique., Manhiça I; National Tuberculosis Program, Ministry of Health, Maputo, Mozambique., Maama-Maime LB; National TB and Leprosy Programme, Ministry of Health, Maseru, Lesotho., Mfinanga S; Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom.; National Institute for Medical Research, Muhimbili Medical Research Centre, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania.; Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, United Kingdom.; Department of Epidemiology, Alliance for Africa Health and Research, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania., Moyo S; Human and Social Capabilities Division, Human Sciences Research Council, Pretoria, South Africa.; School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa., Mpunga J; National Tuberculosis Programme, Ministry of Health, Lilongwe, Malawi., Mthiyane T; South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa., Mustikawati DE; Ministry of Health, Jakarta, Indonesia., Mvusi L; National Department of Health, Pretoria, South Africa., Nguyen HB; National Tuberculosis Programme, Hanoi, Viet Nam., Nguyen HV; National Tuberculosis Programme, Hanoi, Viet Nam., Pangaribuan L; Ministry of Health, Jakarta, Indonesia., Patrobas P; World Health Organization, Country Office for Nigeria, Abuja, Nigeria., Rahman M; Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), Dhaka, Bangladesh., Rahman M; Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), Dhaka, Bangladesh., Rahman MS; World Health Organization, Country Office for Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh., Raleting T; National TB and Leprosy Programme, Ministry of Health, Maseru, Lesotho., Riono P; Department of Biostatistics and Population, Faculty of Public Health, University of Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia., Ruswa N; National TB and Leprosy Programme, Ministry of Health and Social Services, Windhoek, Namibia., Rutebemberwa E; Department of Health Policy, Planning and Management, Makerere University School of Public Health, Kampala, Uganda., Rwabinumi MF; Makerere University Lung Institute, Kampala, Uganda., Senkoro M; National Institute for Medical Research, Muhimbili Medical Research Centre, Dar es Salaam, United Republic of Tanzania., Sharif AR; Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), Dhaka, Bangladesh., Sikhondze W; Eswatini National Tuberculosis Program, Ministry of Health, Mbabane, Eswatini., Sismanidis C; Global Tuberculosis Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland., Sovd T; Department of Monitoring and Evaluation and Internal Audit, Ministry of Health, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia., Stavia T; National Tuberculosis Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda., Sultana S; World Health Organization, Country Office for Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh., Suriani O; Ministry of Health, Jakarta, Indonesia., Thomas AM; National TB and Leprosy Programme, Ministry of Health and Social Services, Windhoek, Namibia., Tobing K; National Research and Innovation Agency, Jakarta, Indonesia., Van der Walt M; South African Medical Research Council, Cape Town, South Africa., Walusimbi S; Makerere University Lung Institute, Kampala, Uganda., Zaman MM; World Health Organization, Country Office for Bangladesh, Dhaka, Bangladesh., Floyd K; Global Tuberculosis Programme, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland., Copas A; Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom., Abubakar I; Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom., Rangaka MX; Institute for Global Health, University College London, London, United Kingdom.; Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics & CIDRI-AFRICA, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa.

Publikováno v: PLOS global public health [PLOS Glob Public Health] 2024 Feb 29; Vol. 4 (2), pp. e0002596. Date of Electronic Publication: 2024 Feb 29 (Print Publication: 2024).

Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices, and Acceptability of Medical Male Circumcision among Males in Traditionally Circumcising Rural Communities of Alfred Nzo District, Eastern Cape, South Africa.

Autor: Ntshiqa T; South African Field Epidemiology Training Programme, National Institute for Communicable Disease, Sandringham, Johannesburg 2131, South Africa.; South African National Aids Council, Pretoria 0002, South Africa.; School of Health Systems and Public Health, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa.; The Aurum Institute, Johannesburg 2193, South Africa., Musekiwa A; South African Field Epidemiology Training Programme, National Institute for Communicable Disease, Sandringham, Johannesburg 2131, South Africa.; School of Health Systems and Public Health, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa., Manesen R; The Aurum Institute, Johannesburg 2193, South Africa.; GERMS-SA, National Institute for Communicable Disease, Sandringham, Johannesburg 2131, South Africa.; Epidemiology Unit, Eastern Cape Department of Health, Bisho 5605, South Africa., Mdose H; South African Field Epidemiology Training Programme, National Institute for Communicable Disease, Sandringham, Johannesburg 2131, South Africa.; School of Health Systems and Public Health, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa., Ngoma N; South African Field Epidemiology Training Programme, National Institute for Communicable Disease, Sandringham, Johannesburg 2131, South Africa.; School of Health Systems and Public Health, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa., Kuonza L; South African Field Epidemiology Training Programme, National Institute for Communicable Disease, Sandringham, Johannesburg 2131, South Africa.; School of Health Systems and Public Health, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa., Dlamini T; Epidemiology Unit, Eastern Cape Department of Health, Bisho 5605, South Africa., Reddy C; South African Field Epidemiology Training Programme, National Institute for Communicable Disease, Sandringham, Johannesburg 2131, South Africa.; School of Health Systems and Public Health, University of Pretoria, Pretoria 0002, South Africa.; TEPHINET Secretariat, The Task Force for Global Health, Decatur, GA 30030, USA., Williams S; South African Field Epidemiology Training Programme, National Institute for Communicable Disease, Sandringham, Johannesburg 2131, South Africa.; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30328, USA.

Publikováno v: International journal of environmental research and public health [Int J Environ Res Public Health] 2023 Nov 21; Vol. 20 (23). Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 21.

Association of diabetes, smoking, and alcohol use with subclinical-to-symptomatic spectrum of tuberculosis in 16 countries: an individual participant data meta-analysis of national tuberculosis prevalence surveys.

Autor: Hamada Y; Institute for Global Health, University College London, United Kingdom., Quartagno M; MRC Clinical Trials Unit, Institute of Clinical Trials and Methodology, University College London, United Kingdom., Law I; Global Tuberculosis Programme, World Health Organization, Switzerland., Malik F; UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health, University College London, United Kingdom., Bonsu FA; National Tuberculosis Programme, Ghana Health Service, Ghana., Adetifa IMO; Disease Control and Elimination Theme, Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Gambia.; Department of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom., Adusi-Poku Y; National Tuberculosis Programme, Ghana Health Service, Ghana., D'Alessandro U; Disease Control and Elimination Theme, Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Gambia., Bashorun AO; Disease Control and Elimination Theme, Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Gambia., Begum V; World Health Organization, Country Office for Bangladesh, Bangladesh., Lolong DB; National Research and Innovation Agency, Indonesia., Boldoo T; Tuberculosis Surveillance and Research Department, National Center for Communicable Disease, Mongolia., Dlamini T; Eswatini National Tuberculosis Program, Ministry of Health, Eswatini., Donkor S; Disease Control and Elimination Theme, Medical Research Council Unit The Gambia at London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Gambia., Dwihardiani B; Center for Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Gadjah Mada University, Indonesia., Egwaga S; Tuberculosis and Leprosy Programme, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, United Republic of Tanzania., Farid MN; Expert TB Committee, Indonesia., Celina G Garfin AM; Department of Health, Philippines., Mae G Gaviola D; Department of Health, Philippines., Husain MM; Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), Bangladesh., Ismail F; Centre for Tuberculosis, National Institute for Communicable Diseases, A Division of the National Health Laboratory Services, South Africa.; Department of Medical Microbiology, University of Pretoria, South Africa., Kaggwa M; World Health Organization, Country Office for Uganda, Uganda., Kamara DV; Tuberculosis and Leprosy Programme, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, United Republic of Tanzania., Kasozi S; National Tuberculosis Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Uganda., Kaswaswa K; National Tuberculosis Programme, Ministry of Health, Malawi., Kirenga B; Makerere University Lung Institute, Uganda., Klinkenberg E; Department of Global Health, Amsterdam University Medical Center, Netherlands., Kondo Z; Tuberculosis and Leprosy Programme, Ministry of Health and Social Welfare, United Republic of Tanzania., Lawanson A; National Tuberculosis and Leprosy Control Programme, Federal Ministry of Health, Nigeria., Macheque D; National Tuberculosis Program, Ministry of Health, Mozambique., Manhiça I; National Tuberculosis Program, Ministry of Health, Mozambique., Maama-Maime LB; Ministry of Health TB and Leprosy Programme, Lesotho., Mfinanga S; Institute for Global Health, University College London, United Kingdom.; National Institute for Medical Research, Muhimbili Medical Research Centre, United Republic of Tanzania.; Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom.; Alliance for Africa Health and Research, United Republic of Tanzania., Moyo S; Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa.; School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, South Africa., Mpunga J; National Tuberculosis Programme, Ministry of Health, Malawi., Mthiyane T; South African Medical Research Council, South Africa., Mustikawati DE; Ministry of Health, Indonesia., Mvusi L; National Department of Health, South Africa., Nguyen HB; National Tuberculosis Programme, Viet Nam., Nguyen HV; National Tuberculosis Programme, Viet Nam., Pangaribuan L; Ministry of Health, Indonesia., Patrobas P; World Health Organization, Country Office for Nigeria, Nigeria., Rahman M; Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), Bangladesh., Rahman M; Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), Bangladesh., Rahman MS; World Health Organization, Country Office for Bangladesh, Bangladesh., Raleting T; Ministry of Health TB and Leprosy Programme, Lesotho., Riono P; University of Indonesia, Indonesia., Ruswa N; Ministry of Health and Social Services, Namibia., Rutebemberwa E; Department of Health Policy, Planning and Management, Makerere University School of Public Health, Uganda., Rwabinumi MF; Makerere University Lung Institute, Uganda., Senkoro M; National Institute for Medical Research, Muhimbili Medical Research Centre, United Republic of Tanzania., Sharif AR; Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR), Bangladesh., Sikhondze W; Eswatini National Tuberculosis Program, Ministry of Health, Eswatini., Sismanidis C; Global Tuberculosis Programme, World Health Organization, Switzerland., Sovd T; Ministry of Health, Mongolia., Stavia T; National Tuberculosis Control Programme, Ministry of Health, Uganda., Sultana S; World Health Organization, Country Office for Bangladesh, Bangladesh., Suriani O; Ministry of Health, Indonesia., Thomas AM; Ministry of Health and Social Services, Namibia., Tobing K; National Research and Innovation Agency, Indonesia., Van der Walt M; South African Medical Research Council, South Africa., Walusimbi S; Makerere University Lung Institute, Uganda., Zaman MM; World Health Organization, Country Office for Bangladesh, Bangladesh., Floyd K; Global Tuberculosis Programme, World Health Organization, Switzerland., Copas A; Institute for Global Health, University College London, United Kingdom., Abubakar I; Institute for Global Health, University College London, United Kingdom., Rangaka MX; Institute for Global Health, University College London, United Kingdom.; Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics & CIDRI-AFRICA, University of Cape Town, South Africa.

Publikováno v: EClinicalMedicine [EClinicalMedicine] 2023 Aug 30; Vol. 63, pp. 102191. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Aug 30 (Print Publication: 2023).