Tuberculosis Disease Prevalence Among People Who Smoke Illicit Drugs: A Respondent- Driven Sampling Study in the Western Cape, South Africa
PWSD identified through RDS had substantially elevated TB and HIV rates, with 20% of PWSD with HIV having TB. We successfully engaged PWSD in TB screening using peer recruitment. These findings highlight opportunities for community transmission identification and interventions.
Authors
- Tara Carney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5400-0565)
- Karen R. Jacobson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4239-3685)
- Nandi Niemand Wolhuter (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5638-1469)
- Robin M. Warren (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5741-7358)
- Frances Ratangee
- Samantha Malatesta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0849-2348)
- Victoria Overbeck
- Maha Reda Farhat (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3871-5760)
- Tara C. Bouton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1521-148X)
- Robin Wood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4276-7117)
- Laura F. White (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0588-8235)
- BRONWYN J. MYERS (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0235-6716)
- Christina S. Meade (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0864-1123)
- C. Robert Horsburgh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6838-7895)
- Sarah E Weber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5828-8500)
- Sarah Thomson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3555-8042)
- Danie Theron
Institutions
- South African Medical Research Council (ZA)
- Boston University (US)
- Boston Medical Center (US)
- Massachusetts Department of Public Health (US)
- Harvard University (US)
- Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation (ZA)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- Curtin University (AU)
- University of Johannesburg (ZA)
- Stellenbosch University (ZA)
- Life Groenkloof Hospital (ZA)
- Worcester Memorial Hospital (US)
- Wake Forest University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-10-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiaf481
- Primary Topic
- HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00