Enhanced active case finding of drug-resistant tuberculosis in Namibia: a protocol for the hotspots, hospitals, and households (H3TB) study.

Olga ShavukaEtuhole IipumbuLorraine BooisGunar GüntherGraeme HoddinottHsien-Ho LinEmmanuel NepoloStefan NiemannNunurai RuswaJames SeddonMareli M Claassens

Published in: BMJ open (2024)

Ethics approval was obtained. Participants will give informed consent. H3TB will capitalise on a partnership with the Ministry of Health and Social Services to follow up individuals diagnosed with MDR-TB and integrate WGS data with innovative contact network mapping, to allow enhanced case finding. Study data will contribute towards a systems approach to TB control. Equally important, it will serve as a role model for similar studies in other high-incidence settings.

Keyphrases

drug resistant
mycobacterium tuberculosis
healthcare
multidrug resistant
mental health
public health
big data
primary care
electronic health record
acinetobacter baumannii
risk factors
emergency department
mass spectrometry
hepatitis c virus
hiv aids
risk assessment
global health