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Beyond patient delay, navigating structural health system barriers to timely care and treatment in a high burden TB setting in Papua New Guinea
Tuberculosis (TB) is a major public health issue in Papua...
Western Pacific Region
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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Asia emerges as a hotbed of diagnostic innovations for tuberculosis
Bigio, J., van Gemert, W., Kaiser, B., Waning, B., &...
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Psychometric evaluation of a new drug-resistant tuberculosis stigma scale
Published January 2021. Stigma contributes to diagnostic delay, disease concealment,...
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High prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis among female sex workers, men who have sex with men, and transgender women in Papua New Guinea
Background Papua New Guinea (PNG) has a tuberculosis (TB) case...
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Perspectives of Vietnamese, Sudanese and South Sudanese immigrants on targeting migrant communities for latent tuberculosis screening and treatment in low-incidence settings: A report on two Victorian community panels
Published July 2020. Tuberculosis (TB) elimination strategies in Australia require...
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The technological imperative in tuberculosis care and prevention in Vietnam
Published August 2019. A monocausal bacteriological understanding of infectious disease...
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Ending TB in Australia: Organizational challenges for regional tuberculosis programs
The World Health Organization’s End TB Strategy aims to eliminate...
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Between representing and intervening: Diagnosing childhood tuberculosis during a vaccine trial in South Africa
Understanding Tuberculosis and its Control: Anthropological and ethnographic Approaches Over...
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Is Australia Neglecting the Local Topography When It Comes to Catastrophic Costs and Ending Tuberculosis?
Published December 2018. Efforts to eliminate tuberculosis as a public...
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Gender differences in tuberculosis diagnosis, treatment and outcomes in Victoria, Australia, 2002–2015
BACKGROUND: Gender has a significant impact on tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis...
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Toward Elimination: Understand and Addressing Barriers to Latent Tuberculosis Infection Testing and Treatment Among High-Risk Communities in Victoria
Published October 2017. Tuberculosis elimination can only be realised by...
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Research ethics committees in the Pacific Islands: gaps and opportunities for health sector strengthening
Published March 2017. There has been a range of developments...
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MDR-TB, Isolation, and Anomie: Has Anyone Referred to Social Work?: Comment on “The Ethics of Isolation for Patients With Tuberculosis in Australia”
Published February 2016. MDR-TB and admission to isolation can induce...
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“I Can Also Serve as an Inspiration”: A Qualitative Study of the TB&Me Blogging Experience and Its Role in MDR-TB Treatment
Published September 2014. Background In 2011, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)...
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Ethical evaluation of immigration screening policy for latent tuberculosis infection
Objective: In Australia and New Zealand, immigration screening policy relating...