3rd International Post-Tuberculosis Symposium in Stellenbosch, 14-16 April 2025
3rd International Post-Tuberculosis Symposium at the STIAS Institute in Stellenbosch from 14-16 April 2025. This...
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Children and providers’ perspectives on once-weekly rifapentine and isoniazid TB preventive therapy
Background: TB preventive treatment (TPT) prevents the development of TB disease in individuals at risk...
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Health-related quality of life in children with presumptive TB
Background: Respiratory illnesses, including pulmonary TB (PTB), cause significant morbidity. We aimed to understand the...
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Navigating DR-TB Treatment care: a qualitative exploration of barriers and facilitators to retention in care among people with history of early disengagement from drug-resistant tuberculosis treatment in Johannesburg, South Africa
Background: Despite advances in drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) diagnosis, treatment, and service delivery, individuals with DR-TB...
“As a patient I do not belong to the clinic, I belong to the community”: co-developing multi-level, person-centred tuberculosis stigma interventions in Cape Town, South Africa
Focus groups were conducted to support the co-development of a person-centred stigma intervention with TB-affected...
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Social Isolation, Social Exclusion and Access to Resources: Mapping the Gendered Impact of TB-related Stigma Among TB Patients in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Background: Stigma and isolation among people living with tuberculosis (PLWTB) is well documented. Poorly understood...
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Exploring Managers’ Insights on Integrating Mental Health into Tuberculosis and HIV Care in the Free State Province, South Africa
The integration of mental health (MH) services into tuberculosis (TB) and HIV care remains a...
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Exploring Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQOL) among patients with HIV-associated TB in Khayelitsha, South Africa
Background: Health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is an important and frequently used patient-reported outcome in...
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An item bank to measure health-related quality of life among young children (0-5-years-old) affected by respiratory illnesses – expert stakeholders and end-users from the Western Cape, South Africa
Background: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) is a crucial patient-centred outcome for developing policy. However,...
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Beyond the illness: a qualitative exploration of the burden of caring for people with tuberculosis on caregivers and their households in South Africa
Tuberculosis (TB) affects not only the person sick with TB but also their households. Our...
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Cognitive dissonance in tuberculosis stigma: A mixed methods analysis of tuberculosis stigma measurement in South Africa
Background: The Patient and Community Perspectives Towards Tuberculosis are the most common measure of tuberculosis...
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Strengthening accountability for tuberculosis policy implementation in South Africa: perspectives from policymakers, civil society, and communities
Background: Translating health policy into effective implementation is a core priority for responding effectively to...
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Stigma relating to tuberculosis infection prevention and control implementation in rural health facilities in South Africa — a qualitative study outlining opportunities for mitigation
Background Tuberculosis (TB) is a stigmatised disease with intersectional associations with poverty, HIV, transmission risk...
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Navigating complex care pathways-healthcare workers’ perspectives on health system barriers for children with tuberculous meningitis in Cape Town, South Africa
Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) occurs when tuberculosis (TB) bacilli disseminate and seed into the meninges, triggering...
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Psychosocial experiences of adolescents with tuberculosis in Cape Town
Adolescents (10-19-years-old) account for almost 10% of the annual global tuberculosis (TB) incidence. Adolescents' experiences...