Resources
Here are some resources relevant to social science work in TB, many of which involve contributors of SSHIFTB.
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Exploring Tuberculosis Riskscapes in a Papua New Guinean ‘Hotspot’
Published August 2022. This article explores socio-spatial dimensions of risk...
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Social and health factors associated with unfavourable treatment outcome in adolescents and young adults with tuberculosis in Brazil: a national retrospective cohort study
Background Tuberculosis elimination strategies in Brazil might neglect adolescents and...
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Social and health factors associated with adverse treatment outcomes among people with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Sierra Leone: a national, retrospective cohort study
Summary Background Multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) is a global health emergency....
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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine poses a threat to the control of drug-resistant TB in Europe and the world
In recent years, conflicts in Ethiopia, Syria, Afghanistan and Yemen...
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People-Centered, Rights-Based TB Legislation in Eastern Europe and Central Asia
Our study, “People-Centered, Rights-Based TB Legislation in Eastern Europe and...
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Rapid molecular tests for tuberculosis and tuberculosis drug resistance: a qualitative evidence synthesis of recipient and provider views
Published April 2022. Programmes that introduce rapid molecular tests for...
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Tuberculosis Pathways to Care and Transmission of Multidrug Resistance in India
Published January 2022. Rationale India is experiencing a regional increase...
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Prescribing practices for presumptive TB among private general practitioners in South Africa: a cross-sectional, standardised patient study
Published January 2022. Medicine prescribing practices are integral to quality...
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Gender equitable access to healthcare is an essential element of a resilient TB response in Nigeria
In 2018, Heads of States and Governments met in New...
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Building the Evidence for a Rights-Based, People-Centered, Gender-Transformative Tuberculosis Response: An Analysis of the Stop TB Partnership Community, Rights, and Gender Tuberculosis Assessment
The global tuberculosis (TB) response has undergone a transformation in...
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Concept Note: South African Community, Rights and Gender Assessment towards a Social and Behavioural Change Communication Strategy
The World Health Organisation’s 2019 Global TB Report listed South...
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South African Community Rights and Gender Assessment
Exploring the impact of gender, key population membership and the...
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Seminal work on TB and gender
This resource highlights seminal work intended to guide a better...
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Perpetuating gender inequity through uneven reporting
Published April 2018. We welcome the Editorial on raising the...
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Tuberculosis: an opportunity to integrate mental health services in primary care in low-resource settings
Published September 2018. Depression is the leading cause of disability...
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“I got tested at home, the help came to me”: acceptability and feasibility of home-based TB testing of household contacts using portable molecular diagnostics in South Africa
Published March, 2021. Objective The effectiveness of household contact investigations...
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Quantification and correlates of tuberculosis stigma along the tuberculosis testing and treatment cascades in South Africa: a cross-sectional study
Published October 2020. Background South Africa has one of the...
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Masculinity, resources, and retention in care: South African men’s behaviors and experiences while engaged in TB care and treatment
Published February 2017. Rationale: Globally, the prevalence of tuberculosis (TB) disease...
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Participatory Prototyping of a Tailored Undetectable Equals Untransmittable Message to Increase HIV Testing Among Men in Western Cape, South Africa
Daily antiretroviral therapy (ART) suppresses viral replication, rendering HIV undetectable...
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Impact of socio-economic factors on Tuberculosis treatment outcomes in north-eastern Uganda: a mixed methods study
Published November 2021. Background Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public...
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We’re not going to End TB without addressing the social drivers of this disease
Published July 2021. Despite significant progress, tuberculosis (TB) remains a...
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Taking an intersectional gender approach to End Tuberculosis
Published September 2021. We are not on course to achieve...
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Inuit communities can beat COVID-19 and tuberculosis
Published April 2020. Inuit communities are at high risk for...