Sex differences in tuberculosis burden and notifications in low-and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis

KC Horton, P MacPherson, RMGJ Houben… - PLoS …, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background Tuberculosis (TB) case notification rates are usually higher in men than in
women, but notification data are insufficient to measure sex differences in disease burden …

Measuring tuberculosis burden, trends, and the impact of control programmes

C Dye, A Bassili, AL Bierrenbach… - The Lancet infectious …, 2008 - thelancet.com
The targets for tuberculosis control, framed within the United Nations' Millennium
Development Goals, are to ensure that the incidence per head of tuberculosis is falling by …

Population based national tuberculosis prevalence survey among adults (> 15 years) in Pakistan, 2010–2011

E Qadeer, R Fatima, A Yaqoob, S Tahseen, M Ul Haq… - PloS one, 2016 - journals.plos.org
Background We aimed to determine the prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) amongst
the adult population in 2010–2011 in Pakistan. Method A nationwide cross-sectional survey …

Medicinal plants used for the treatment of tuberculosis by Bapedi traditional healers in three districts of the Limpopo Province, South Africa

SS Semenya, A Maroyi - African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and …, 2013 - ajol.info
The present study was aimed at documenting medicinal plants used for the treatment of
tuberculosis (TB) by the Bapedi traditional healers in three districts of the Limpopo Province …

Active case-finding of tuberculosis in general populations and at-risk groups: a systematic review and meta-analysis

AS Bohlbro, VS Hvingelby, F Rudolf… - European …, 2021 - Eur Respiratory Soc
Background The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends active case-finding (ACF)
of tuberculosis (TB) in certain high-risk groups; however, more evidence is needed to …

Two-thirds of smear-positive tuberculosis cases in the community were undiagnosed in Northwest Ethiopia: population based cross-sectional study

T Tadesse, M Demissie, Y Berhane, Y Kebede… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background Tuberculosis (TB) case detection rate remains low in Ethiopia. One of the
underlying reasons is the emphasis on passive case finding strategy which may seriously …

Pulmonary tuberculosis and drug resistance in Dhaka central jail, the largest prison in Bangladesh

S Banu, A Hossain, MKM Uddin, MR Uddin, T Ahmed… - PloS one, 2010 - journals.plos.org
Background There are limited data on TB among prison inmates in Bangladesh. The aim of
the study was to determine the prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB), its drug …

Smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis and its risk factors among tuberculosis suspect in South East Ethiopia; a hospital based cross-sectional study

B Tulu, N Dida, Y Kassa, B Taye - BMC research notes, 2014 - Springer
Background Tuberculosis remains a deadly infectious disease, affecting millions of people
worldwide. Ethiopia ranks seventh among the twenty two high tuberculosis burden …

Prevalence and incidence of smear-positive pulmonary tuberculosis in the Hetosa District of Arsi zone, Oromia regional state of Central Ethiopia

SD Hamusse, M Demissie, D Teshome… - BMC infectious …, 2017 - Springer
Background The real burden of smear-positive (PTB+) and bacteriologically confirmed
tuberculosis (BCTB) in Ethiopia is not known. Thus, the aim of this community-based study …

[PDF][PDF] A systematic review of the number needed to screen to detect a case of active tuberculosis in different risk groups

AE Shapiro, R Chakravorty, T Akande… - World Health …, 2013 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The WHO official global TB control policy advocates the DOTS strategy, which relies on
passive self-presentation for case detection. 1 Despite the successes of DOTS in controlling …