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The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Pulmonary Tuberculosis Control in the Selected Upazila Health Complexes of Dhaka Division, Bangladesh.
Mihika, Fariha Alam; Jubayer Biswas, Md Abdullah Al; Khan, Md Maruf Haque; Islam, Syed Shariful; Haque, M Atiqul; Banu, Sayera; Hassan, Md Zakiul.
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  • Mihika FA; Programme for Emerging Infections, Infectious Disease Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh.
  • Jubayer Biswas MAA; Department of Public Health and Informatics, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh.
  • Khan MMH; Programme for Emerging Infections, Infectious Disease Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh.
  • Islam SS; Department of Public Health and Informatics, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh.
  • Haque MA; Department of Public Health and Informatics, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh.
  • Banu S; Department of Public Health and Informatics, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU), Dhaka 1000, Bangladesh.
  • Hassan MZ; Programme for Emerging Infections, Infectious Disease Division, International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b), Mohakhali, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh.
Trop Med Infect Dis ; 7(11)2022 Nov 17.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-36422935
Despite the enormous disruption of tuberculosis (TB) services reported globally, Bangladesh's impact is not well documented. We aimed to assess the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on the TB control program in Bangladesh from patients' and service providers' perspectives. We conducted a cross-sectional study from November-December 2021 at six conveniently selected Upazila Health Complexes (UHC) of the Dhaka division, Bangladesh. We conducted face-to-face interviews among 180 pulmonary TB service recipients and all TB service providers working in the selected UHC. We also reviewed TB registries from each UHC. All data were summarized using descriptive statistics tools. We found a 31% reduction in presumptive TB cases during 2021 compared to 2020. Other TB services, such as testing, were reduced by 16-36% during the same period. Service receivers reported a lack of transportation (95%), and a lack of adequate human resources (89%) as critical barriers to receiving and providing TB service, respectively. The findings of our study showed substantial interruption of TB service delivery during the COVID-19 pandemic, threatening the recent progress and pushback from achieving the 2035 End TB targets. Early mitigation of TB service delivery through adopting remote follow-ups using digital health technology and integrating COVID-19 and TB screening is essential for the continuity of essential TB services and achieving global TB targets.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Qualitative_research Idioma: En Revista: Trop Med Infect Dis Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Bangladesh Pais de publicación: Suiza
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Tipo de estudio: Observational_studies / Qualitative_research Idioma: En Revista: Trop Med Infect Dis Año: 2022 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: Bangladesh Pais de publicación: Suiza