Integration of COVID-19 and TB screening in Kampala, Uganda: healthcare provider perspectives.

Fred Collins SemitalaRodgers KatwesigyeDennis KalibbalaMary MbuliroRejani LalithaDarius OwachiEdgar AtineJosephine NassaziStavia TuryahabweMoorine Sekadde

Published in: Implementation science communications (2023)

These findings provided a basis for designing contextually appropriate interventions targeting factors that are likely to influence HCP decisions and willingness to conduct TB screening in the context of COVID-19. Future studies should evaluate the effect of addressing these barriers to the integration of COVID-19 and TB as well as the effect of this on TB case finding in high-burden TB settings.

Keyphrases

mycobacterium tuberculosis
coronavirus disease
sars cov
healthcare
primary care
physical activity
respiratory syndrome coronavirus
risk factors