Guinea : calibration of CAD software for tuberculosis screening via chest radiography in patients over 15 years of age in Guinea.
General objective : Adapting CAD software to Guinea’s epidemiological and operational context to strengthen tuberculosis screening. Specific objectives : Determine the CAD software anomaly score threshold that maximizes the sensitivity or specificity of tuberculosis screening in Guinea. Compare CAD software with human reading of chest X-rays and reference tests (GeneXpert, clinicians…) for tuberculosis diagnosis. Analyze […]
Gambia : transitioning to a case-based surveillance system: KAP, data quality, and concordance study.
General objective : The aim of this study is to assess the prepardness of the TB management system to move to case-based surveillance system. Specific objectives : To assess the knowledge, attitude and practice of TB service providers on the use of a case-based surveillance system To assess the data quality and concordance of verified […]
Togo : strategy for improving the management of individual data on tuberculosis patients: evaluation of the use of the tb tracker in Togo
General objective : Evaluate the implementation of E-Tracker TB in terms of quality of data collected, and stakeholder satisfaction in the Grand Lomé region of Togo to help develop a strategy for the use of this tool. Specific Objectives : Evaluate the implementation of E-Tracker in terms of data quality and the workload of stakeholders; […]
Nigeria : Assessing the Effectiveness of The GxAlert System in the Management of Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Patients in Nigeria
General objective : The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact, acceptability, and feasibility of food provision to patients with TB under programme conditions. Specific objectives : To assess the performance of the GxAlert system at present (2021-2022) in terms of timely diagnosis and initiation of treatment of MDR/RR-TB patients compared to early […]