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Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis
In Bangladesh, TRAction is working to address key challenges that threaten to hinder the country’s progress in its fight against Tuberculosis. Rapidly growing urban areas and slums face under-diagnosis and low levels of treatment of sputum positive cases. Rising rates of childhood TB reflect the inattention to its diagnosis and management. All these problems are compounded by poorly resourced government health facilities with little investment in infection control. Additionally, TB services need to be extended to socially disadvantaged, marginalized populations and work places (e.g. prison), and greater coordination is required between private providers and the public sector. Other challenges that need to be tackled are the detection of smear negative and extra pulmonary TB cases, the prevention of XDR-TB, the expansion of diagnostic capacity and the strengthening of the health system in order to facilitate scaling up of MDR-TB management. TRAction is currently funding six studies to investigate the impact of interventions aimed at controlling Tuberculosis in Bangladesh. These studies explored the spread of Tuberculosis in a number of different contexts including urban slums, prisons, rural areas, and children. The findings from the research will be used to develop and implement more effective Tuberculosis interventions as well as to influence health policy decisions at the local and national level.
Key Results
A number of interesting results emerged from the diverse range of TRAction-funded TB studies, including:
- Following an intervention to improve active case finding, the number of suspected TB cases increased, and case detection increased by 12% from the baseline. The case detection rate was 84% (compared to national rate of 68%) among persons of reproductive age.
- Following the implementation of several TB interventions, awareness regarding child TB symptoms and subsequent management among target populations increased significantly compared to baseline.
- Following a TB awareness campaign in prisons, knowledge regarding causative agent of TB increased from 11% to 45%, knowledge regarding the source of free treatment for TB increased from 37% to 74%, knowledge regarding treatment duration for TB increased from 47% to 72%.
Our Partners
- International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddr,b)
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Collaborative Efforts
Effects of Nutrition on TB
Effects of Nutrition education and supplementation on TB patients
The aim of the study is to conduct an assessment of the effect of nutrition education and micronutrient supplementation on the biochemical and immunological markers and quality of life of pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Bangladesh.
Implemented by International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddr,b)
Location: Narayanganj district and Gazipur district, Bangladesh
Detecting TB using Gene Xpert technology
Detecting Tubercuolosis using Gene Xpert technology
The aim of the study is to assess the feasibility, usefulness and cost of Gene Xpert technology to increase case detection with tuberculosis and MDR-TB among smear negative pulmonary and extra pulmonary tuberculosis suspects in different public health facilities in Bangladesh.
Implemented by International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddr,b).
Location: Bangladesh
TB Interventions in Slums
Tuberculosis Interventions in Slums and Urban Areas
TRAction is funding research examining the effectiveness of tuberculosis (TB) interventions and services in urban areas of Bangladesh.
Implemented by International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddr,b).
Study Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
Childhood TB Management
Scaling up of management of childhood tuberculosis in Bangladesh
TRAction is funding a study examining the effectiveness of tuberculosis (TB) interventions and services whose aim is to improve case control of tuberculosis in children in Bangladesh.
Implemented by International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddr,b)
Study Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh
TB Management in Prisons
Scaling up screening, detection and management of tuberculosis in Bangladeshi prisons
TRAction is currently funding a research study in Bangladesh exploring the effectiveness of an active screening strategy in prevention of tuberculosis transmission among prisoners incarcerated across 68 penal institutions country-wide.
Implemented by International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddr,b).
Study Location: Bangladesh
TB Detection in Rural Areas
Tuberculosis Detection in Rural Areas
TRAction is currently funding a research study in Bangladesh exploring the effectiveness of multiple case detection strategies for Tuberculosis (TB) in rural Bangladesh.
Implemented by International Centre for Diarrheal Disease Research (icddr,b)
Study Location: Bangladesh
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