Coverage of clinic-based TB screening in South Africa may be low in key risk groups.

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dc.contributor.affiliationTB Modelling Group, Department of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine (LSHTM), London, UK.
dc.contributor.affiliationZAMBART Project, School of Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia ; TB Department, Centre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia.
dc.contributor.affiliationDepartment of Clinical Research, LSHTM, London, UK.
dc.contributor.affiliationZAMBART Project, School of Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia ; Department of Clinical Research, LSHTM, London, UK.
dc.contributor.affiliationTB 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.
dc.contributor.affiliationZAMBART Project, School of Medicine, University of Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia.
dc.contributor.affiliationCIDRZ
dc.contributor.affiliationCentre for Infectious Disease Research in Zambia (CIDRZ)
dc.contributor.authorMcCreesh N
dc.contributor.authorFaghmous I
dc.contributor.authorLooker C
dc.contributor.authorDodd PJ
dc.contributor.authorPlumb ID
dc.contributor.authorShanaube K
dc.contributor.authorMuyoyeta M
dc.contributor.authorGodfrey-Faussett P
dc.contributor.authorAyles H
dc.contributor.authorWhite RG
dc.date.accessioned2025-05-23T11:41:58Z
dc.date.issued2016-Mar-21
dc.description.abstractThe 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.
dc.identifier.doi10.5588/pha.15.0064
dc.identifier.urihttps://pubs.cidrz.org/handle/123456789/10589
dc.sourcePublic health action
dc.titleCoverage of clinic-based TB screening in South Africa may be low in key risk groups.

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