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| Title |
Assessing the impact of TB/HIV services integration on TB treatment outcomes and their relevance in TB/HIV monitoring in Ghana
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| Published in |
Infectious Diseases of Poverty, December 2012
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| DOI | 10.1186/2049-9957-1-13 |
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| Authors |
Gloria Akosua Ansa, John D Walley, Kamran Siddiqi, Xiaolin Wei |
| Abstract |
The impact of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) on tuberculosis (TB), and the implications for TB and HIV control, is a public health challenge in Ghana - almost a quarter (23%) of all TB cases were HIV positive in 2010. The integration of TB/HIV services has therefore emerged as an essential component of the national response to TB and HIV. The aim is to reduce fragmentation, improve access, enhance efficiency and improve quality of care. Ghana's TB/HIV policy comprises three linked sets of activities: effective implementation of the Stop TB Strategy for TB control, improved HIV prevention and care, and the implementation of additional TB/HIV activities. Different models of service delivery with increasing integration of TB/HIV activities are expected to provide greater access to more comprehensive care. The objective of this paper is to assess the impact of TB/HIV integration on TB treatment outcomes and to explore the usefulness of TB treatment outcomes as TB/HIV indicators. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 4 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |
| Canada | 1 | 25% |
| South Africa | 1 | 25% |
| United States | 1 | 25% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 4 | 100% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 232 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 227 | 98% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Master | 58 | 25% |
| Researcher | 39 | 17% |
| Student > Bachelor | 28 | 12% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 20 | 9% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 13 | 6% |
| Other | 29 | 13% |
| Unknown | 45 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Medicine and Dentistry | 79 | 34% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 35 | 15% |
| Social Sciences | 24 | 10% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 11 | 5% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 10 | 4% |
| Other | 26 | 11% |
| Unknown | 47 | 20% |