Providing TB and HIV outreach services to internally displaced populations in Northeast Nigeria: Results of a controlled intervention study.
Suraj A AbdullahiMarina SmelyanskayaStephen JohnHaruna I AdamuEmperor UbochiomaIshaya KennedyFatima A AbubakarHaruna A AgoRobert StevensJacob CreswellPublished in: PLoS medicine (2020)
In this study, we observed a burden of TB in IDP populations of Northeast Nigeria many times higher than national rates and HIV rates higher than state level estimates. The impact of the intervention showed that ACF can greatly increase TB case notifications. Engaging IDP communities, local governments, and civil society organizations is essential to ensuring the success of interventions targeting TB and HIV, and such approaches can provide sustained solutions to these and other health crises among vulnerable populations.
Keyphrases
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv positive
- mycobacterium tuberculosis
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hiv testing
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv aids
- healthcare
- randomized controlled trial
- men who have sex with men
- mental health
- public health
- primary care
- physical activity
- risk assessment
- south africa
- social media
- drug delivery
- genetic diversity
- health information
- health insurance