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    Coverage of clinic-based TB screening in South Africa may be low in key risk groups.
    (2016-Mar-21) McCreesh N; Faghmous I; Looker C; Dodd PJ; Plumb ID; Shanaube K; Muyoyeta M; Godfrey-Faussett P; Ayles H; White RG; TB Modelling Group, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), London, UK.; ZAMBART Project, School of Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia ; TB Department, Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia.; Department of Clinical Research, LSHTM, London, UK.; ZAMBART Project, School of Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia ; Department of Clinical Research, LSHTM, London, UK.; TB Modelling Group, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), London, UK ; Health Economics and Decision Science, School of Health and Related Research, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.; ZAMBART Project, School of Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia.; CIDRZ; Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ)
    The South African Ministry of Health has proposed screening all clinic attendees for tuberculosis (TB). Amongst other factors, male sex and bar attendance are associated with higher TB risk. We show that 45% of adults surveyed in Western Cape attended a clinic within 6 months, and therefore potentially a relatively high proportion of the population could be reached through clinic-based screening. However, fewer than 20% of all men aged 18-25 years, or men aged 26-45 who attend bars, attended a clinic. The population-level impact of clinic-based screening may be reduced by low coverage among key risk groups.