Tuberculosis related disability: a systematic review and meta-analysis

KA Alene, K Wangdi, S Colquhoun, K Chani, T Islam… - BMC medicine, 2021 - Springer
Background The sustainable development goals aim to improve health for all by 2030. They
incorporate ambitious goals regarding tuberculosis (TB), which may be a significant cause of …

Integrating tuberculosis and noncommunicable diseases care in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs): A systematic review

CD Foo, P Shrestha, L Wang, Q Du… - PLoS …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background Low-and middle-income countries (LMICs) are facing a combined affliction from
both tuberculosis (TB) and noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), which threatens population …

Host defense mechanisms against Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Q Chai, Z Lu, CH Liu - Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 2020 - Springer
Tuberculosis (TB), which is caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb), remains the
leading cause of death worldwide from a single infectious pathogen. Mtb is a paradigmatic …

Psychiatric comorbidities among patients with complex drug-resistant tuberculosis in Mumbai, India

C Laxmeshwar, M Das, T Mathur, T Israni, S Jha, A Iyer… - Plos one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Background People with drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB) are known to suffer from many
mental-health disorders. This study aims to describe the proportion of patients diagnosed …

Primary health care nurses' mental health knowledge and attitudes towards patients and mental health care in a South African metropolitan municipality

NG Kigozi-Male, JC Heunis, MC Engelbrecht - BMC nursing, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Background In South Africa, there are on-going calls to integrate mental health
services into existing primary health care (PHC) programmes such as Tuberculosis (TB) …

Integrating tuberculosis and mental health services: global receptivity of national tuberculosis program directors

AC Sweetland, J Galea, SS Shin… - … of Tuberculosis and …, 2019 - ingentaconnect.com
SETTING: A global survey of National Tuberculosis Program (NTP) directors. OBJECTIVES:
To assess the perceived mental health needs of persons with tuberculosis (TB), current …

Stigma, depression, quality of life, and the need for psychosocial support among people with tuberculosis in Indonesia: A multi-site cross-sectional study

A Fuady, B Arifin, F Yunita, S Rauf… - PLOS Global Public …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Stigma towards people with tuberculosis (TB-Stigma) is associated with other psychosocial
consequences of TB including mental illness and reduced quality of life (QoL). We evaluated …

Interplay between tuberculosis, mental illness, and treatment compliance: An integrative literature review

UK Panda, D Ra, SS Sahoo, R Kakkar… - Indian Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract Tuberculosis and Mental Illness (TB-MI) often co-occur with a varying range of
interactions of both. The rising incidence of both in Low-and Middle-income countries …

Impact of mental disorders on active TB treatment outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

G Lee, J Scuffell, JT Galea, SS Shin… - … of Tuberculosis and …, 2020 - ingentaconnect.com
BACKGROUND: Comorbid mental disorders in patients with TB may exacerbate TB
treatment outcomes. We systematically reviewed current evidence on the association …

[HTML][HTML] Magnitude of depression and associated factors among patients on tuberculosis treatment at public health facilities in Harari Regional State, Eastern Ethiopia …

S Abdurahman, TA Yadeta, DA Ayana… - Neuropsychiatric …, 2022 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Background Depression among tuberculosis patients remains a significant public health
concern. Its burden and severity is increasing in low-income countries, especially in sub …