Active TB case finding in returnee coalminers and their home district communities in Pakistan
AI-assisted CXR was substantially more effective than verbal screening, detecting significantly higher numbers of TB cases among RCMs and ACMs, supporting its use for targeted ACF in high-risk populations.
Authors
- Sabira Tahseen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6887-8149)
- Jacob Creswell (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4885-940X)
- Sher Afgan Raisani
- S. John
- Fouzia Siraj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7643-7936)
- Muhammad Arif Ali (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4074-6582)
- Beatrice Kirubi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6195-1876)
- Ghulam Nabi Kazi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-4403-0619)
- K.U. Eman
- Muhammad Khurram Shahzad (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9346-9411)
- Sadia Ashraf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0808-132X)
- Usman R. Lodhi
Institutions
- Foundation University Islamabad (PK)
- Pakistan Army (PK)
- University of Peshawar (PK)
- Center for Non-Communicable Diseases (PK)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Public Health Action
- Published
- 2025-12-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.5588/pha.25.0031
- Primary Topic
- Tuberculosis Research and Epidemiology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00