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Tuberculosis active case-finding interventions and approaches for prisoners in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic scoping review.

Desmond KuupielPortia VeziVitalis BawontuoErnest OseiTivani P Mashamba-Thompson
Published in: BMC infectious diseases (2020)
Our review highlights a dearth of evidence on TB ACF interventions in most SSA countries prisons. Hence, there is the need to scaling-up ACF interventions in SSA prisons, particularly countries included in the three high-burden country lists for TB, TB/HIV, and MDR-TB.
Keyphrases
  • mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • physical activity
  • hiv aids
  • antiretroviral therapy
  • pulmonary tuberculosis
  • human immunodeficiency virus
  • hepatitis c virus
  • multidrug resistant
  • hiv testing
  • risk factors
  • drug induced