Browsing Bergen Open Research Archive by Author "Hussain, Hamidah"
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Cost-effectiveness of household contact investigation for detection of tuberculosis in Pakistan
Hussain, Hamidah; Malik, Amyn; Ahmed, Junaid F.; Siddiqui, Sara; Amanullah, Farhana; Creswell, Jacob; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Robberstad, Bjarne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objectives Despite WHO guidelines recommending household contact investigation, and studies showing the impact of active screening, most tuberculosis (TB) programmes in resource-limited settings only carry out passive ... -
The cost-effectiveness of incentive-based active case finding for tuberculosis (TB) control in the private sector Karachi, Pakistan
Hussain, Hamidah; Mori, Amani Thomas; Khan, Aamir Javed; Khowaja, Saira; Creswel, Jacob; Tylleskär, Thorkild; Robberstad, Bjarne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-10-12)Background: In Asia, over 50% of patients with symptoms of tuberculosis (TB) access health care from private providers. These patients are usually not notified to the National TB Control Programs, which contributes to low ...