Integrated Tuberculosis and COVID-19 Activities in Karachi and Tuberculosis Case Notifications
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Adaptations
2.1.1. Integrating TB and COVID-19 Activities
2.1.2. Delivery of Medicines at Doorsteps
2.1.3. Personal Protection Equipment (PPE) Provision
2.1.4. Patient Safety and Disinfection Protocol
2.1.5. Workforce Burnout Monitoring
2.1.6. Use of Telehealth and Mental Health Integration
2.2. Programmatic Data
2.3. Data Analysis
2.4. Ethical Approval
3. Results
4. Discussion
Lessons Learned
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Malik, A.A.; Hussain, H.; Maniar, R.; Safdar, N.; Mohiuddin, A.; Riaz, N.; Pasha, A.; Khan, S.; Kazmi, S.S.H.; Kazmi, E.; et al. Integrated Tuberculosis and COVID-19 Activities in Karachi and Tuberculosis Case Notifications. Trop. Med. Infect. Dis. 2022, 7, 12. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed7010012
Malik AA, Hussain H, Maniar R, Safdar N, Mohiuddin A, Riaz N, Pasha A, Khan S, Kazmi SSH, Kazmi E, et al. Integrated Tuberculosis and COVID-19 Activities in Karachi and Tuberculosis Case Notifications. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease. 2022; 7(1):12. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed7010012
Chicago/Turabian StyleMalik, Amyn A., Hamidah Hussain, Rabia Maniar, Nauman Safdar, Amal Mohiuddin, Najam Riaz, Aneeta Pasha, Salman Khan, Syed Saleem Hasan Kazmi, Ershad Kazmi, and et al. 2022. "Integrated Tuberculosis and COVID-19 Activities in Karachi and Tuberculosis Case Notifications" Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 7, no. 1: 12. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed7010012
APA StyleMalik, A. A., Hussain, H., Maniar, R., Safdar, N., Mohiuddin, A., Riaz, N., Pasha, A., Khan, S., Kazmi, S. S. H., Kazmi, E., & Khowaja, S. (2022). Integrated Tuberculosis and COVID-19 Activities in Karachi and Tuberculosis Case Notifications. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease, 7(1), 12. https://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed7010012