Scaling up tuberculosis case finding via private providers in Ghana: an impact evaluation using interrupted time series
Expanding free TB services through a PPM DOT model and sustained community engagement can increase TB case detection in urban areas. National TB programs should adopt and scale this approach to enhance TB surveillance and control.
Authors
- Kenneth Mawuta Hayibor (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5451-7860)
- Olena Ivanova (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8276-7891)
- Nii Nortey Hanson-Nortey (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3595-2987)
- Adwoa Asante-Poku (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8929-193X)
- Ernest Kenu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8007-0073)
- B. Abhishek
- Gloria Ivy Mensah (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6499-5946)
- Andrea Rachow (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4729-3405)
- Dziedzorm Awalime
- Jabina Anaman
Institutions
- University of Ghana (GH)
- Helmholtz Zentrum München (DE)
- Ghana Institute of Languages (GH)
- Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (GH)
- German Center for Infection Research (DE)
- Aurum Institute (ZA)
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2025-08-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2025.1598269
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.19