Outcomes of a model integrating tuberculosis testing into COVID-19 services in South Africa
| Autor: | Chipo Mutyambizi, Lynne Wilkinson, Kate Rees, Shabir Moosa, Tom Boyles |
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| Jazyk: | English<br />French |
| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | African Journal of Primary Health Care & Family Medicine, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp e1-e4 (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: | article |
| ISSN: | 2071-2928 2071-2936 |
| DOI: | 10.4102/phcfm.v14i1.3709 |
| Popis: | The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic led to a reordering of healthcare priorities. Health resources were turned to the screening and diagnosis of COVID-19, leading to a reduction in tuberculosis (TB) testing and treatment initiation. An innovative model that integrated TB and COVID-19 services was adopted at primary care facilities in Johannesburg Health District, Gauteng. This short report illustrates results from this model’s implementation in two facilities. Patients were screened for COVID-19 at a single point of entry and separated according to screening result. Self-reported human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) status, symptom, and symptom duration were then used to determine TB risk amongst those screening positive for COVID-19. Data from clinical records were extracted. Approximately 9% of patients with a positive symptom screen (n = 76) were sent for a TB test and 84% were sent for a COVID-19 test. Amongst those sent for a TB test, 8% (n = 6) had TB detected, and amongst those sent for a COVID-19 test, 18% (n = 128) were positive. Amongst those with COVID-19-related symptoms, 15% (n = 130) presented with a cough or fever and were known HIV positive and 121 (93%) of these were sent for a COVID-19 test and 31 (24%) were sent for a TB test. Given the HIV prevalence and symptoms in our study, our results show lower-than-expected TB tests conducted. Contribution: Our study documents the outcomes of an innovative way to combine operational workflows for TB and COVID-19. This provides a starting point for countries seeking to integrate TB and COVID-19 screening and testing. |
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