Screening for tuberculosis in family and household contacts in a rural area in Ethiopia over a 20-month period
International Journal of Mycobacteriology. 2013; 2 (4): 240-243
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ABSTRACT
The purpose of this study is to describe the experience of the completion of the Tuberculosis [TB] Contact Screening Logbook [TB-CSL]. The TB-CSL was retrospectively analyzed from July 2007 until June 2012. During the study period, 122 patients were included in the TB-CSL; however, 17 [13.9%] patients with TB were written in the TB-CSL, but without registering any contacts. Of the 105 TB patients with contacts registered, the family and household contacts were finally performed in 68 index TB patients [55.7% of TB patients]. These 68 index TB cases had 299 family and household contacts; the median contact per patient was 4.4 [+/- 1.9]. Of the 299 contacts, 160 [53.5%] were screened. The median of those screened per patient was 2.3 [+/- 1.9]. Of the 160 family and household contacts screened, 34 [31.3%] of them were children =5 years of age. TB was diagnosed after screening in 16 [10.1%] contacts. Isoniazid preventive therapy was prescribed in 22 of 34 [64%] children <5 years of age. Alternative methods should be implemented in rural areas to improve TB screening contacts, especially in children under 5 years of age
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IMEMR (Mediterrâneo Oriental)
Assunto principal:
População Rural
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Família
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Características da Família
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Programas de Rastreamento
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Estudos Retrospectivos
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Isoniazida
Tipo de estudo:
Estudo de rastreamento
Limite:
Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Int. J. Mycobacteriology
Ano de publicação:
2013
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