Improving Community Based Tuberculosis Care in Ethiopia

The purpose of this study is to see if involving community health workers improves tuberculosis case finding and treatment outcome.

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Key information

Conditions

Pulmonary Tuberculosis Actinomycetales Infections Bacterial Infections Bacterial Infections and Mycoses Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections Infections Lung Diseases Mycobacterium Infections Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Infections Tuberculosis Tuberculosis, Pulmonary

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Dale and Wonsho districts Sidama zone, Southern Ethiopia

Irgalem, Snnpr, 149, Ethiopia

About this study

Tuberculosis suspects in the study area

Outcome smear positive tuberculosis cases identified smear positive tuberculosis cases treated

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

suspects of pulmonary tuberculosis

Exclusion criteria

not in the study area

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

smear positive tuberculosis case notification rate

Time frame: september 2006 - setmeber 2007

Secondary outcomes

smear positive treatment success rate

Time frame: september 2006 - April 2007

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Bergen

Other

Collaborators

Centre for International Health, SNNP Regional health Bureau

Registry information

Official study title

Community Health Workers Improve Tuberculosis Case Notification and Treatment Success in Southern Ethiopia

Acronym: community

Important dates

Study start: 2006
Primary completion: 2007
Study completion: 2008
First posted: Dec 5, 2008
Registry last updated: Dec 5, 2008

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