Integrating interferon-gamma release assay testing into provision of tuberculosis preventive therapy is feasible in a tuberculosis high burden resource-limited setting: A mixed methods study
The World Health Organization recommends the scale-up of tuberculosis preventive therapy (TPT) for persons at risk of developing active tuberculosis (TB) as a key component to end the global TB epidemic. We sought to determine the feasibility of integrating testing for latent TB infection (LTBI) usi...
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| author | Simon Muchuro Rita Makabayi-Mugabe Joseph Musaazi Jonathan Mayito Stella Zawedde-Muyanja Mabel Nakawooya Didas Tugumisirize Patrick Semanda Steve Wandiga Susan Nabada-Ndidde Abel Nkolo Stavia Turyahabwe |
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| description | The World Health Organization recommends the scale-up of tuberculosis preventive therapy (TPT) for persons at risk of developing active tuberculosis (TB) as a key component to end the global TB epidemic. We sought to determine the feasibility of integrating testing for latent TB infection (LTBI) using interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) into the provision of TPT in a resource-limited high TB burden setting. We conducted a parallel convergent mixed methods study at four tertiary referral hospitals. We abstracted details of patients with bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis (PBC TB). We line-listed household contacts (HHCs) of these patients and carried out home visits where we collected demographic data from HHCs, and tested them for both HIV and LTBI. We performed multi-level Poisson regression with robust standard errors to determine the associations between the presence of LTBI and characteristics of HHCs. Qualitative data was collected from health workers and analyzed using inductive thematic analysis. From February to December 2020 we identified 355 HHCs of 86 index TB patients. Among these HHCs, uptake for the IGRA test was 352/355 (99%) while acceptability was 337/352 (95.7%). Of the 352 HHCs that were tested with IGRA, the median age was 18 years (IQR 10–32), 191 (54%) were female and 11 (3%) were HIV positive. A total of 115/352 (32.7%) had a positive IGRA result. Among HHCs who tested negative on IGRA at the initial visit, 146 were retested after 9 months and 5 (3.4%) of these tested positive for LTBI. At multivariable analysis, being aged ≥ 45 years [PR 2.28 (95% CI 1.02, 5.08)], being employed as a casual labourer [PR 1.38 (95% CI 1.19, 1.61)], spending time with the index TB patient every day [PR 2.14 (95% CI 1.51, 3.04)], being a parent/sibling to the index TB patients [PR 1.39 (95% CI 1.21, 1.60)] and sharing the same room with the index TB patients [PR 1.98 (95% CI 1.52, 2.58)] were associated with LTBI. Implementation challenges included high levels of TB stigma and difficulties in following strict protocols for blood sample storage and transportation. Integrating home-based IGRA testing for LTBI into provision of TB preventive therapy in routine care settings was feasible and resulted in high uptake and acceptability of IGRA tests. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9559cdadd1f64b3687cdbec48312d4112023-09-03T10:37:23ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLOS Global Public Health2767-33752022-01-0127Integrating interferon-gamma release assay testing into provision of tuberculosis preventive therapy is feasible in a tuberculosis high burden resource-limited setting: A mixed methods studySimon MuchuroRita Makabayi-MugabeJoseph MusaaziJonathan MayitoStella Zawedde-MuyanjaMabel NakawooyaDidas TugumisirizePatrick SemandaSteve WandigaSusan Nabada-NdiddeAbel NkoloStavia TuryahabweThe World Health Organization recommends the scale-up of tuberculosis preventive therapy (TPT) for persons at risk of developing active tuberculosis (TB) as a key component to end the global TB epidemic. We sought to determine the feasibility of integrating testing for latent TB infection (LTBI) using interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs) into the provision of TPT in a resource-limited high TB burden setting. We conducted a parallel convergent mixed methods study at four tertiary referral hospitals. We abstracted details of patients with bacteriologically confirmed pulmonary tuberculosis (PBC TB). We line-listed household contacts (HHCs) of these patients and carried out home visits where we collected demographic data from HHCs, and tested them for both HIV and LTBI. We performed multi-level Poisson regression with robust standard errors to determine the associations between the presence of LTBI and characteristics of HHCs. Qualitative data was collected from health workers and analyzed using inductive thematic analysis. From February to December 2020 we identified 355 HHCs of 86 index TB patients. Among these HHCs, uptake for the IGRA test was 352/355 (99%) while acceptability was 337/352 (95.7%). Of the 352 HHCs that were tested with IGRA, the median age was 18 years (IQR 10–32), 191 (54%) were female and 11 (3%) were HIV positive. A total of 115/352 (32.7%) had a positive IGRA result. Among HHCs who tested negative on IGRA at the initial visit, 146 were retested after 9 months and 5 (3.4%) of these tested positive for LTBI. At multivariable analysis, being aged ≥ 45 years [PR 2.28 (95% CI 1.02, 5.08)], being employed as a casual labourer [PR 1.38 (95% CI 1.19, 1.61)], spending time with the index TB patient every day [PR 2.14 (95% CI 1.51, 3.04)], being a parent/sibling to the index TB patients [PR 1.39 (95% CI 1.21, 1.60)] and sharing the same room with the index TB patients [PR 1.98 (95% CI 1.52, 2.58)] were associated with LTBI. Implementation challenges included high levels of TB stigma and difficulties in following strict protocols for blood sample storage and transportation. Integrating home-based IGRA testing for LTBI into provision of TB preventive therapy in routine care settings was feasible and resulted in high uptake and acceptability of IGRA tests.https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10022101/?tool=EBI |
| spellingShingle | Simon Muchuro Rita Makabayi-Mugabe Joseph Musaazi Jonathan Mayito Stella Zawedde-Muyanja Mabel Nakawooya Didas Tugumisirize Patrick Semanda Steve Wandiga Susan Nabada-Ndidde Abel Nkolo Stavia Turyahabwe Integrating interferon-gamma release assay testing into provision of tuberculosis preventive therapy is feasible in a tuberculosis high burden resource-limited setting: A mixed methods study PLOS Global Public Health |
| title | Integrating interferon-gamma release assay testing into provision of tuberculosis preventive therapy is feasible in a tuberculosis high burden resource-limited setting: A mixed methods study |
| title_full | Integrating interferon-gamma release assay testing into provision of tuberculosis preventive therapy is feasible in a tuberculosis high burden resource-limited setting: A mixed methods study |
| title_fullStr | Integrating interferon-gamma release assay testing into provision of tuberculosis preventive therapy is feasible in a tuberculosis high burden resource-limited setting: A mixed methods study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Integrating interferon-gamma release assay testing into provision of tuberculosis preventive therapy is feasible in a tuberculosis high burden resource-limited setting: A mixed methods study |
| title_short | Integrating interferon-gamma release assay testing into provision of tuberculosis preventive therapy is feasible in a tuberculosis high burden resource-limited setting: A mixed methods study |
| title_sort | integrating interferon gamma release assay testing into provision of tuberculosis preventive therapy is feasible in a tuberculosis high burden resource limited setting a mixed methods study |
| url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10022101/?tool=EBI |
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