Open AccessCommunity- based Active Tuberculosis Case Finding in Pastoralist Communities of North-Eastern Uganda
Author(s) -
Guma Isaac,
Emuron John Robert,
Namugambe Swabrah,
Gloria Nabirye,
Philip Denis Okungura,
Paul Oboth,
Jacob Stanley Iramiot,
Rebecca Nekaka
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
microbiology research journal international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2456-7043
DOI - 10.9734/mrji/2019/v29i330166
Subject(s) - medicine , tuberculosis , sputum , referral , case finding , genexpert mtb/rif , community health , family medicine , environmental health , nursing , public health , pathology
Given the global urgency to improve tuberculosis (TB) case detection, a renewed interest in active case finding (ACF) has risen. Missed TB cases pose a serious threat as they continue to fuel TB transmission in the community. We aimed to assess the feasibility of community based ACF for TB among people living in a pastoralist community in Uganda and determine its impact on case detection and treatment uptake.