GeneXpert and Community Health Workers Supported Patient Tracing for Tuberculosis Diagnosis in Conflict-Affected Border Areas in India
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Setting
TB Model of Care Description
2.3. Study Site and Population
2.4. Data Variables and Sources, Data Analysis
2.5. Operational Definitions
2.6. Ethics
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Characteristic | Patients with Presumptive TB * n (%) | Patients Diagnosed with TB ** n (%) | Unadjusted RR (95% CI) | Chi-Square (p-Value) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 1042 | 376 (36.1) | ||
Age group (years) (N = 1038) | ||||
0–14 | 134 (12.9) | 60 (44.8) | 1.5 (1.2–1.9) | 12.01 (0.02) |
15–24 | 117 (11.2) | 49 (41.9) | 1.4 (1.1–1.8) | |
25–34 | 197 (19.0) | 75 (38.1) | 1.3 (0.9–1.6) | |
35–44 | 231 (22.3) | 84 (36.4) | 1.2 (0.9–1.5) | |
45 and above | 359 (34.6) | 108 (30.1) | 1 | |
Sex | ||||
Male | 573 (55.0) | 216 (37.7) | 1.1 (0.9–1.3) | 1.43 (0.23) |
Female | 469 (45.0) | 160 (34.1) | 1 | |
TB site (N = 997) | ||||
Pulmonary | 827 (82.9) | 268 (32.4) | 1 | 46.0 (<0.01) |
Extra-pulmonary | 170 (17.1) | 102 (60.0) | 1.9 (1.6–2.1) | |
Previous TB (N = 995) | ||||
Yes | 201 (20.2) | 75 (37.3) | 1.0 (0.8–1.2) | 0.01 (0.9) |
No | 794 (79.8) | 293 (36.9) | 1 |
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Das, M.; Pasupuleti, D.; Rao, S.; Sloan, S.; Mansoor, H.; Kalon, S.; Hossain, F.N.; Ferlazzo, G.; Isaakidis, P. GeneXpert and Community Health Workers Supported Patient Tracing for Tuberculosis Diagnosis in Conflict-Affected Border Areas in India. Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2020, 5, 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed5010001
Das M, Pasupuleti D, Rao S, Sloan S, Mansoor H, Kalon S, Hossain FN, Ferlazzo G, Isaakidis P. GeneXpert and Community Health Workers Supported Patient Tracing for Tuberculosis Diagnosis in Conflict-Affected Border Areas in India. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 2020; 5(1):1. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed5010001
Chicago/Turabian StyleDas, Mrinalini, Dileep Pasupuleti, Srinivasa Rao, Stacy Sloan, Homa Mansoor, Stobdan Kalon, Farah Naz Hossain, Gabriella Ferlazzo, and Petros Isaakidis. 2020. "GeneXpert and Community Health Workers Supported Patient Tracing for Tuberculosis Diagnosis in Conflict-Affected Border Areas in India" Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 5, no. 1: 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed5010001
APA StyleDas, M., Pasupuleti, D., Rao, S., Sloan, S., Mansoor, H., Kalon, S., Hossain, F. N., Ferlazzo, G., & Isaakidis, P. (2020). GeneXpert and Community Health Workers Supported Patient Tracing for Tuberculosis Diagnosis in Conflict-Affected Border Areas in India. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 5(1), 1. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed5010001