Community-based Referral for Tuberculosis Preventive Therapy is Effective for Treatment Completion

Published: 27 June 2022| Version 1 | DOI: 10.17632/h7467tfvwb.1
Contributor:
Sheela Shenoi

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We compared two strategies for initiating TB preventive therapy in a high HIV and TB prevalence community in rural South Africa. We demonstrate that a community-based approach to identifying and referring TPT-eligible PWH resulted in a 10% absolute higher completion rate and significantly better adherence compared to those PWH who were already engaged in care. This is among the first studies to successfully leverage a community-based approach for implementing TPT for PWH.

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Yale University

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Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection, Tuberculosis, Disease Prevention

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