Towards development of a novel approach for enhancement of TB diagnostic services during the pandemic : a case of primary health care clinics in eThekwini district KwaZulu-Natal : a study protocol

dc.contributor.authorDlangalala, Thobeka Nomzamo
dc.contributor.authorMusekiwa, Alfred
dc.contributor.authorMashamba‑Thompson, Tivani Phosa
dc.contributor.emailu10225120@tuks.co.zaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-12T07:09:13Z
dc.date.available2023-10-12T07:09:13Z
dc.date.issued2022-12-20
dc.descriptionSUPPORTING INFORMATION : FILE S1. Informed consent form; audit tool; interview questions.en_US
dc.descriptionDATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT : No datasets were generated or analyzed during the current study. All relevant data from this study will be made available upon study completion.en_US
dc.description.abstractINTRODUCTION : The COVID-19 pandemic has greatly impacted TB diagnostic services in high TB burden settings. This has caused cases to go undetected and increased the number of TB deaths in 2020. Renewed efforts to improve the resilience of TB services during pandemics are required. Therefore, the current study aims to propose a novel approach for conducting TB diagnostic services in high burden settings during the pandemic. METHODS/DESIGN : The proposed study will be conducted in three phases. During the first phase, a geospatial analysis to assess the geographic accessibility of TB diagnostic services will be conducted. In the second phase, the effect of COVID-19 on TB diagnostic services will be determined using an interrupted time series analysis. During the third phase, the barriers and enablers of TB diagnostic services will be explored using patient interviews and a vertical audit. The fourth phase of the study will be guided by the outcomes of the previous three phases where a nominal group technique with key stakeholders will be conducted to propose a novel means for conducting TB diagnostic services during the pandemic. The data of the study will be analyzed using the latest version of ArcGIS, Stata software. DISCUSSION : The study has received full ethical approval from ethics committees. The results together with input from relevant TB stakeholders will be used to develop a new approach to conducting TB diagnostic services at Primary healthcare clinics.en_US
dc.description.departmentSchool of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH)en_US
dc.description.librarianam2023en_US
dc.description.sponsorshipThe University of Pretoria and the National Research Foundation.en_US
dc.description.urihttp://www.plosone.orgen_US
dc.identifier.citationDlangalala T, Musekiwa A, Mashamba-Thompson T (2022) Towards development of a novel approach for enhancement of TB diagnostic services during the pandemic: A case of primary health care clinics in eThekwini district KwaZulu-Natal: A study protocol. PLoS ONE 17(12): e0278305. https://DOI.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0278305.en_US
dc.identifier.issn1932-6203 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1371/journal.pone.0278305
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/92853
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherPublic Library of Scienceen_US
dc.rights© 2022 Dlangalala et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.en_US
dc.subjectDeathsen_US
dc.subjectCOVID-19 pandemicen_US
dc.subjectCoronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)en_US
dc.subjectTuberculosis (TB)en_US
dc.subjectHealth care servicesen_US
dc.subjectKwaZulu-Natal (KZN)en_US
dc.titleTowards development of a novel approach for enhancement of TB diagnostic services during the pandemic : a case of primary health care clinics in eThekwini district KwaZulu-Natal : a study protocolen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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