Browsing School of Public Health by Author "Uwimana, Jeannine"
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Adherence to isoniazid preventive therapy among child contacts in Rwanda: A mixed-methods study
Birungi, Francine Mwayuma; Graham, Stephen Michael; Uwimana, Jeannine (Public Library of Science, 2019)The World Health Organization recommends isoniazid preventive therapy (IPT) for six months for child contacts without tuberculosis (TB), who are exposed to an adult with active TB. The effectiveness of IPT depends on 80% ... -
Engagement of non-government organisations and community care workers in collaborative TB/HIV activities including prevention of mother to child transmission in South Africa: Opportunities and challenges
Uwimana, Jeannine; Zarowsky, Christina; Hausler, Harry (BMC, 2012)The implementation of collaborative TB/HIV activities may help to mitigate the impact of the dual epidemic on patients and communities. Such implementation requires integrated interventions across facilities and levels of ... -
Health system barriers to implementation of collaborative TB and HIV activities including prevention of mother to child transmission in South Africa
Uwimana, Jeannine; Jackson, Debra; Hausler, Harry; Zarowsky, Christina (Wiley-Blackwell, 2012)In South Africa, the control of TB and HIV co-infection remains a major challenge despite the availability of international and national guidelines for integration of TB and HIV services. This study was undertaken in ... -
Training community care workers to provide comprehensive TB⁄HIV⁄PMTCT integrated care in KwaZulu-Natal: Lessons learnt
Uwimana, Jeannine; Zarowsky, C; Hausler, H (Wiley, 2012)To describe a participatory approach to implement and evaluate ways to integrate and traincommunity care workers (CCWs) to enhance collaborative TB⁄HIV⁄PMTCT activities, and home-basedHIV counseling and testing (HCT) at ... -
Xpert MTB/RIF assay did not improve diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis among child contacts in Rwanda
Birungi, Francine Mwayuma; van Wyk, Brian; Uwimana, Jeannine; Ntaganira, Joseph; Graham, Stephen Michael (African Field Epidemiology Network, 2018)INTRODUCTION: To report on the diagnostic yield using the Xpert MTB/RIF assay on gastric lavage samples from children (<15 years) who were household contacts of tuberculosis (TB) cases in Kigali, Rwanda. METHODS: A ...