Tawanda Mapuranga

Understanding Barriers to Uptake of TB Preventive Treatment Among People Living with HIV in Zimbabwe: A Qualitative Assessment of Healthcare Workers’ Perspectives

Tawanda Mapuranga, Collins Timire, Ronald Ncube, Sithabiso Dube et autres

(TB) infection to TB disease. Tuberculosis preventive treatment (TPT) is recommended for PLHIV; however, its uptake remains suboptimal. In Zimbabwe, three months of weekly rifapentine and isoniazid (3HP) and six months of daily isoniazid (6H) are the most commonly prescribed TPT regimens. …

Zimbabwe, fr, us, Ouganda, Kenya (code pays fourni par la source)

Optimization of Case Finding and Preventive Treatment Among Household Contacts of People with Tuberculosis in Zimbabwe

Tawanda Mapuranga, Collins Timire, Ronald Ncube, Sithabiso Dube et autres

Systematic screening of household contacts (HHCs) of people with tuberculosis (TB) and starting them on either TB treatment or tuberculosis preventive treatment (TPT) reduces TB incidence. This project supported HHC management in six health facilities in Zimbabwe through the provision of CXR …

Zimbabwe, fr, us, Ouganda (code pays fourni par la source)

Evaluation of Tuberculosis Preventive Treatment Uptake Among People Living with HIV in PEPFAR-Supported Facilities in Zimbabwe

Collins Timire, Tawanda Mapuranga, Ronald Ncube, Talent Maphosa et autres

Tuberculosis preventive treatment (TPT) reduces the incidence of tuberculosis (TB) among people living with HIV (PLHIV), but its coverage remains suboptimal in most settings. We conducted a cross-sectional study to describe TPT uptake among PLHIV and factors influencing TPT initiation. Healthcare workers …

Zimbabwe, fr, us (code pays fourni par la source)

The Triple Burden of Tuberculosis, Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Silicosis among Artisanal and Small-Scale Miners in Zimbabwe

Dingani Moyo, Ronald Ncube, Fungai Kavenga, Lilian Chikwava et autres

Artisanal and small-scale mining is characterized by an excessive exposure to silica-containing dust, overcrowding, poor living conditions and limited access to primary health services. This poses a risk to tuberculosis, HIV infection and silicosis. The main purpose of the study is to …

Afrique du Sud, Zimbabwe (code pays fourni par la source)

Catastrophic costs among tuberculosis‐affected households in Zimbabwe: A national health facility‐based survey

Collins Timire, Mkhokheli Ngwenya, Joconiah Chirenda, John Metcalfe et autres

OBJECTIVES: To determine the incidence and major drivers of catastrophic costs among TB-affected households in Zimbabwe. METHODS: We conducted a nationally representative health facility-based survey with random cluster sampling among consecutively enrolled drug-susceptible (DS-TB) and drug-resistant TB (DR-TB) patients. Costs incurred and …

Zimbabwe, gb, fr, us, ch, Kenya, Afrique du Sud (code pays fourni par la source)

A feasibility study using time-driven activity-based costing as a management tool for provider cost estimation: lessons from the national TB control program in Zimbabwe in 2018

Joconiah Chirenda, Bertha Nhlema Simwaka, Charles Sandy, Katharine Bodnar et autres

BACKGROUND: Insufficient cost data and limited capacity constrains the understanding of the actual resources required for effective TB control. This study used process maps and time-driven activity-based costing to document TB service delivery processes. The analysis identified the resources required to sustain …

Zimbabwe, ch, ca (code pays fourni par la source)

A feasibility study using time-driven activity-based costing as a management tool for provider cost estimation: Lessons from the National TB Control Program in Zimbabwe in 2018

Joconiah Chirenda, Bertha Nhlema Simwaka, Charles Sandy, Katharine Donovan Bodnar et autres

Zimbabwe, ch, us, kr (code pays fourni par la source)

Catastrophic costs among tuberculosis patients in Zimbabwe: a national health facility-based survey

Collins Timire, Mkhokheli Ngwenya, Joconiah Chirenda, John Metcalfe et autres

Abstract Background: Tuberculosis (TB) has biological and socio-economic dimensions. The socio-economic impact of TB may plunge households into financial catastrophes. The End TB strategy seeks to mitigate socio-economic factors which may act as barriers to accessing TB services. Countries have been encouraged …

us, pk, Zimbabwe, gb, fr, Kenya, Afrique du Sud (code pays fourni par la source)

Feasibility and yield of screening for diabetes mellitus among tuberculosis patients in Harare, Zimbabwe

Ronald Ncube, Sushil Dube, S. M. Machekera, Collins Timire et autres

Setting: A resource-limited urban setting in Zimbabwe with a high burden of tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Objectives: To determine the feasibility and yield of diabetes mellitus (DM) screening among TB patients in primary health care facilities. Design: A descriptive …

Zimbabwe, fr (code pays fourni par la source)