Digital Storytelling and Community Engagement to Find Missing TB Cases in Rural Nuh, India
Nuh, Haryana, is one of India’s least developed districts. To improve TB case notifications, ZMQ carried out an active case-finding (ACF) intervention conducted by community health workers (MIRAs) using a digital TB storytelling platform to create TB awareness in the community. The combined storytel...
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| author | Subhi Quraishi Hilmi Quraishi Hemlata Yadav Ayushi Singh Ilmana Fasih Nathaly Aguilera Vasquez Lavanya Huria Tripti Pande Olive Mumba Vishnu Vardhan Kamineni Amera Khan |
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| description | Nuh, Haryana, is one of India’s least developed districts. To improve TB case notifications, ZMQ carried out an active case-finding (ACF) intervention conducted by community health workers (MIRAs) using a digital TB storytelling platform to create TB awareness in the community. The combined storytelling and ACF intervention were conducted house-to-house or in community group settings. Steps included (A) the development of digital TB awareness-raising stories using a participatory approach called Story Labs; (B) the implementation of the intervention; and (C) process, outcome, and impact evaluation of these activities. Six digital stories were created and used during ACF in which 19,345 people were screened and 255 people were diagnosed with TB. Of 731 participants surveyed, the stories were well received and resulted in an increase in TB knowledge. ACF activities resulted in a 56% increase in bacteriologically confirmed TB and an 8% decrease in all forms of TB compared to baseline. All form notifications may have been impacted by COVID-19 lockdowns. Digital TB storytelling can improve TB awareness and knowledge, particularly for low-literacy populations. The use of these tools may benefit ACF campaigns and improve TB case finding. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5d636a1610104d82a0652d10ff9b80af2023-11-30T22:40:16ZengMDPI AGTropical Medicine and Infectious Disease2414-63662022-03-01734910.3390/tropicalmed7030049Digital Storytelling and Community Engagement to Find Missing TB Cases in Rural Nuh, IndiaSubhi Quraishi0Hilmi Quraishi1Hemlata Yadav2Ayushi Singh3Ilmana Fasih4Nathaly Aguilera Vasquez5Lavanya Huria6Tripti Pande7Olive Mumba8Vishnu Vardhan Kamineni9Amera Khan10ZMQ Development, New Delhi 110034, IndiaZMQ Development, New Delhi 110034, IndiaZMQ Development, New Delhi 110034, IndiaZMQ Development, New Delhi 110034, IndiaZMQ Development, New Delhi 110034, IndiaMcGill International TB Centre, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC H4A 3S5, CanadaMcGill International TB Centre, Research Institute of the McGill University Health Center, Montreal, QC H4A 3S5, CanadaIndependent Researcher, Washington, DC 20001, USAThe Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria, 1218 Geneva, SwitzerlandTB REACH External Consultant M&E Team, 1218 Geneva, SwitzerlandStop TB Partnership, 1218 Geneva, SwitzerlandNuh, Haryana, is one of India’s least developed districts. To improve TB case notifications, ZMQ carried out an active case-finding (ACF) intervention conducted by community health workers (MIRAs) using a digital TB storytelling platform to create TB awareness in the community. The combined storytelling and ACF intervention were conducted house-to-house or in community group settings. Steps included (A) the development of digital TB awareness-raising stories using a participatory approach called Story Labs; (B) the implementation of the intervention; and (C) process, outcome, and impact evaluation of these activities. Six digital stories were created and used during ACF in which 19,345 people were screened and 255 people were diagnosed with TB. Of 731 participants surveyed, the stories were well received and resulted in an increase in TB knowledge. ACF activities resulted in a 56% increase in bacteriologically confirmed TB and an 8% decrease in all forms of TB compared to baseline. All form notifications may have been impacted by COVID-19 lockdowns. Digital TB storytelling can improve TB awareness and knowledge, particularly for low-literacy populations. The use of these tools may benefit ACF campaigns and improve TB case finding.https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/7/3/49tuberculosisactive case findingdigital storytellingcommunity engagement |
| spellingShingle | Subhi Quraishi Hilmi Quraishi Hemlata Yadav Ayushi Singh Ilmana Fasih Nathaly Aguilera Vasquez Lavanya Huria Tripti Pande Olive Mumba Vishnu Vardhan Kamineni Amera Khan Digital Storytelling and Community Engagement to Find Missing TB Cases in Rural Nuh, India Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease tuberculosis active case finding digital storytelling community engagement |
| title | Digital Storytelling and Community Engagement to Find Missing TB Cases in Rural Nuh, India |
| title_full | Digital Storytelling and Community Engagement to Find Missing TB Cases in Rural Nuh, India |
| title_fullStr | Digital Storytelling and Community Engagement to Find Missing TB Cases in Rural Nuh, India |
| title_full_unstemmed | Digital Storytelling and Community Engagement to Find Missing TB Cases in Rural Nuh, India |
| title_short | Digital Storytelling and Community Engagement to Find Missing TB Cases in Rural Nuh, India |
| title_sort | digital storytelling and community engagement to find missing tb cases in rural nuh india |
| topic | tuberculosis active case finding digital storytelling community engagement |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2414-6366/7/3/49 |
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