Nigeria : Impact of food provision on the treatment outcomes of tuberculosis patients in Nigeria: A mixed-methods study
General objectives : 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 impact of food provision to TB patients on treatment outcomes and its determinants in Nigeria · To determine the feasibility of food […]
GUINEA : Social support for tuberculosis patients: inventory and analysis of the impact of family solidarity on the quality of life of households of tuberculosis patients under treatment in Conakry.
General objective: Evaluate the impact of social support on the quality of life of households of tuberculosis patients. Specific objectives: Document the support provided to TB patients on treatment in CDTs. Describe family support for TB treatment households. Analyze structural relationships between family solidarity and quality of life in households of TB patients on treatment. […]
BURUNDI : Implementation of a social protection model based on extra-medical support for tuberculosis patients, with a view to strengthening adherence to treatment and improving favorable treatment outcomes in 2 CDTs in the city of Bujumbura (CDT Service Yezu Mwiza and Ngagara).
General objective: Contribute to improving the favorable results of anti-tuberculosis treatment among patients followed up in 2 CDTs in the city of Bujumbura (CDT Service Yezu Mwiza and Ngagara) by granting extra-medical aid as part of a biomedical and social approach. Specific objectives: Document factors associated with non-adherence and unfavorable treatment outcomes Evaluate the impact […]
BURKINA FASO : Evaluation of a support strategy for patients with drug-resistant tuberculosis
General objective : Evaluate support strategy for MDR-TB patients. Specific objectives : Method : The support for TB patients implemented in the country includes food (partnership between NTP and shopkeepers), travel expenses (mobile transfer by NTP) and hygiene kits (distribution by NTP). A retrospective and prospective cohort study, combining quantitative and qualitative approaches, was carried out on a […]
BENIN : Testing an improved Extra-Medical Management of Tuberculosis Patients
General objective :Evaluate the effectiveness of the social protection program for TB patients treated at CNHU-PPC in 2024. Specific objectives : Describe the effectiveness of a social protection program on the psychological and nutritional status of TB patients; Describe the effectiveness of a social protection program on the quality of life of TB patients and their families; […]