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Challenges with scale-up of GeneXpert MTB/RIF® in Uganda: a health systems perspective by Nalugwa, Talemwa, Shete, Priya B, Nantale, Mariam, Farr, Katherine, Ojok, Christopher, Ochom, Emma, Mugabe, Frank, Joloba, Moses, Dowdy, David W, Moore, David A J, Davis, J Lucian, Cattamanchi, Adithya, Katamba, Achilles

“…Many high burden countries are scaling-up GeneXpert® MTB/RIF (Xpert) testing for tuberculosis (TB) using a hub-and-spoke model. However, the effect of scale up…”
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Where will it end? Pathways to care and catastrophic costs following negative TB evaluation in Uganda by Samuels, Thomas H A, Shete, Priya B, Ojok, Chris, Nalugwa, Talemwa, Farr, Katherine, Turyahabwe, Stavia, Katamba, Achilles, Cattamanchi, Adithya, Moore, David A J

“…Catastrophic costs incurred by tuberculosis (TB) patients have received considerable attention, however little is known about costs and pathways to care after…”
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Experiences and intentions of Ugandan household tuberculosis contacts receiving test results via text message: an exploratory study by Ggita, Joseph M, Katahoire, Anne, Meyer, Amanda J, Nansubuga, Elizabeth, Nalugwa, Talemwa, Turimumahoro, Patricia, Ochom, Emmanuel, Ayakaka, Irene, Haberer, Jessica E, Katamba, Achilles, Armstrong-Hough, Mari, Davis, J Lucian

“…The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends household contact investigation for tuberculosis (TB) in high-burden countries. However, household contacts who…”
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Study protocol: a cluster randomized trial to evaluate the effectiveness and implementation of onsite GeneXpert testing at community health centers in Uganda (XPEL-TB) by Reza, Tania F, Nalugwa, Talemwa, Farr, Katherine, Nantale, Mariam, Oyuku, Denis, Nakaweesa, Annet, Musinguzi, Johnson, Vangala, Moksha, Shete, Priya B, Tucker, Austin, Ferguson, Olivia, Fielding, Katherine, Sohn, Hojoon, Dowdy, David, Moore, David A J, Davis, J Lucian, Ackerman, Sara L, Handley, Margaret A, Katamba, Achilles, Cattamanchi, Adithya

“…Delays in diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis (TB) remain common in high-burden countries. To improve case detection, substantial investments have been…”
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Readiness to implement on-site molecular testing for tuberculosis in community health centers in Uganda by Nalugwa, Talemwa, Handley, Margaret, Shete, Priya, Ojok, Christopher, Nantale, Mariam, Reza, Tania, Katamba, Achilles, Cattamanchi, Adithya, Ackerman, Sara

“…Newer molecular testing platforms are now available for deployment at lower-level community health centers. There are limited data on facility- and health…”
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Evaluating the impact of cash transfers on tuberculosis (ExaCT TB): a stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial by Shete, Priya B, Kadota, Jillian L, Nanyunja, Grace, Namale, Catherine, Nalugwa, Talemwa, Oyuku, Denis, Turyahabwe, Stavia, Kiwanuka, Noah, Cattamanchi, Adithya, Katamba, Achilles

“…Mitigating financial barriers to tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis and treatment is a core priority of the global TB agenda. We evaluated the impact of a cash…”
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The impact of social protection interventions on treatment and socioeconomic outcomes of people with tuberculosis and their households: Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Hudson, Mollie, Todd, Heather, Nalugwa, Talemwa, Boccia, Delia, Wingfield, Tom, Shete, Priya B

“…Tuberculosis (TB) is a leading cause of death due to infectious disease worldwide. People with TB and their households often suffer social and economic losses…”
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Feasibility of a social protection linkage program for individuals at-risk for tuberculosis in Uganda by Nanyunja, Grace, Kadota, Jillian L, Namale, Catherine, Hudson, Mollie, Nalugwa, Talemwa, Turyahabwe, Stavia, Cattamanchi, Adithya, Katamba, Achilles, Muhumuza, Prosper, Shete, Priya B

“…Social protection interventions have the potential to accelerate progress towards global tuberculosis (TB) targets. We piloted a screening and linkage program…”
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Is aggregated surveillance data a reliable method for constructing tuberculosis care cascades? A secondary data analysis from Uganda by White, Elizabeth B, Hernández-Ramírez, Raúl U, Majwala, Robert Kaos, Nalugwa, Talemwa, Reza, Tania, Cattamanchi, Adithya, Katamba, Achilles, Davis, J Lucian

“…To accelerate tuberculosis (TB) control and elimination, reliable data is needed to improve the quality of TB care. We assessed agreement between a…”
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Feasibility of a short message service (SMS) intervention to deliver tuberculosis testing results in peri-urban and rural Uganda by Babirye, Diana, Shete, Priya B, Farr, Katherine, Nalugwa, Talemwa, Ojok, Christopher, Nantale, Mariam, Oyuku, Denis, Ayakaka, Irene, Katamba, Achilles, Davis, J. Lucian, Nadunga, Diana, Joloba, Moses, Moore, David, Cattamanchi, Adithya

“…AbstractBackgroundPre-treatment loss to follow-up is common for patients diagnosed with tuberculosis (TB) in high-burden countries. Delivering test results by…”
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Design and execution of a public randomization ceremony to enhance stakeholder engagement within a cluster randomized trial to improve tuberculosis diagnosis in Uganda by Reza, Tania F., Nalugwa, Talemwa, Nantale, Mariam, Adams, Katherine, Fielding, Katherine, Nakaweesa, Annet, Oyuku, Denis, Nabwire, Sarah, Musinguzi, Johnson, Ojok, Christopher, Babirye, Diana, Ackerman, Sara L., Handley, Margaret A., Kityamuwesi, Alex, Dowdy, David W., Moore, David A.J., Davis, J. Lucian, Turyahabwe, Stavia, Katamba, Achilles, Cattamanchi, Adithya

“…Public randomization ceremonies have been proposed as a strategy to strengthen stakeholder engagement and address concerns and misconceptions associated with…”
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Quality of care for patients evaluated for tuberculosis in the context of Xpert MTB/RIF scale-up by Farr, Katherine, Nalugwa, Talemwa, Ojok, Christopher, Nantale, Mariam, Nabwire, Sarah, Oyuku, Denis, Shete, Priya B, Han, Alvina H, Fielding, Katherine, Joloba, Moses, Mugabe, Frank, Dowdy, David W, Moore, DAJ, Davis, J. Lucian, Katamba, Achilles, Cattamanchi, Adithya

“…AbstractRationaleMany high-burden countries are scaling-up Xpert MTB/RIF using a hub-and-spoke model. We evaluated the quality of care for patients undergoing…”
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Longitudinal study of urban malaria in a cohort of Ugandan children: description of study site, census and recruitment by Davis, Jennifer C, Clark, Tamara D, Kemble, Sarah K, Talemwa, Nalugwa, Njama-Meya, Denise, Staedke, Sarah G, Dorsey, Grant

“…Studies of malaria in well-defined cohorts offer important data about the epidemiology of this complex disease, but few have been done in urban African…”
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New Manual Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction Assay Validated on Tongue Swabs Collected and Processed in Uganda Shows Sensitivity That Rivals Sputum-based Molecular Tuberculosis Diagnostics by Steadman, Amy, Andama, Alfred, Ball, Alexey, Mukwatamundu, Job, Khimani, Khushboo, Mochizuki, Tessa, Asege, Lucy, Bukirwa, Alice, Kato, John Baptist, Katumba, David, Kisakye, Esther, Mangeni, Wilson, Mwebe, Sandra, Nakaye, Martha, Nassuna, Irene, Nyawere, Justine, Nakaweesa, Annet, Cook, Catherine, Phillips, Patrick, Nalugwa, Talemwa, Bachman, Christine M, Semitala, Fred Collins, Weigl, Bernhard H, Connelly, John, Worodria, William, Cattamanchi, Adithya

“…Abstract Background Sputum-based testing is a barrier to increasing access to molecular diagnostics for tuberculosis (TB). Many people with TB are unable to…”
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Multicomponent Strategy with Decentralized Molecular Testing for Tuberculosis by Cattamanchi, Adithya, Reza, Tania F, Nalugwa, Talemwa, Adams, Katherine, Nantale, Mariam, Oyuku, Denis, Nabwire, Sarah, Babirye, Diana, Turyahabwe, Stavia, Tucker, Austin, Sohn, Hojoon, Ferguson, Olivia, Thompson, Ryan, Shete, Priya B, Handley, Margaret A, Ackerman, Sara, Joloba, Moses, Moore, David A.J, Davis, J. Lucian, Dowdy, David W, Fielding, Katherine, Katamba, Achilles

“…A cluster-randomized trial in 20 Ugandan health centers compared a multicomponent strategy (on-site molecular testing for TB, restructuring of clinic…”
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Multicomponent strategy with decentralised molecular testing for tuberculosis in Uganda: a cost and cost-effectiveness analysis by Thompson, Ryan R, Nalugwa, Talemwa, Oyuku, Denis, Tucker, Austin, Nantale, Mariam, Nakaweesa, Annet, Musinguzi, Johnson, Reza, Tania F, Zimmer, Alexandra J, Ferguson, Olivia, Turyahabwe, Stavia, Joloba, Moses, Cattamanchi, Adithya, Katamba, Achilles, Dowdy, David W, Sohn, Hojoon

“…Decentralised molecular testing for tuberculosis could reduce missed diagnoses and losses to follow-up in high-burden settings. The aim of this study was to…”
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Benchmarking health system performance across regions in Uganda: a systematic analysis of levels and trends in key maternal and child health interventions, 1990-2011 by Roberts, D Allen, Ng, Marie, Ikilezi, Gloria, Gasasira, Anne, Dwyer-Lindgren, Laura, Fullman, Nancy, Nalugwa, Talemwa, Kamya, Moses, Gakidou, Emmanuela

“…Globally, countries are increasingly prioritizing the reduction of health inequalities and provision of universal health coverage. While national benchmarking…”
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Feasibility of a social protection linkage program for individuals at-risk for tuberculosis in Uganda by Grace Nanyunja, Jillian L Kadota, Catherine Namale, Mollie Hudson, Talemwa Nalugwa, Stavia Turyahabwe, Adithya Cattamanchi, Achilles Katamba, Prosper Muhumuza, Priya B Shete

“…Social protection interventions have the potential to accelerate progress towards global tuberculosis (TB) targets. We piloted a screening and linkage program…”
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Evaluation of the Xpert MTB Host Response assay for the triage of patients with presumed pulmonary tuberculosis: a prospective diagnostic accuracy study in Viet Nam, India, the Philippines, Uganda, and South Africa by Gupta-Wright, Ankur, Ha, Huy, Abdulgadar, Shima, Crowder, Rebecca, Emmanuel, Jerusha, Mukwatamundu, Job, Marcelo, Danaida, Phillips, Patrick P J, Christopher, Devasahayam Jesudas, Nhung, Nguyen Viet, Theron, Grant, Yu, Charles, Nahid, Payam, Cattamanchi, Adithya, Worodria, William, Denkinger, Claudia M, Thangakunam, Balamugesh, Shankar, Deepa, Ernest, Vinita, John, Flavita, Karthikeyan, Bharath, Sekar, Reena, Mangal, Divya, Vijayasree, Sai, Sankar, Swetha, Shibiya, Mary, Gajendran, Priyadarshini, Elango, Shanmugasundaram, Sekar, Rajasekar, Almonte, Jared, Basilio, Ramon, Cariaga, Asella Ruvijean, Destura, Raul, Dalay, Victoria, Dayawon, Karlo, Gelina, Darecil, Goleña, Joseph Aldwin, Golla, Maria Marissa, Ilagan, Gidalthi Jonathan, Lim, Dodge, Pabruada, Angelita, Reyes, Annalyn, Reyes, Roeus Vincent Arjay G., Tonquin, Maricef, Derendinger, Brigitta, Hendrikse, Megan, Okunola, Anna, Palmer, Zaida, Andama, Alfred, Kisakye, Esther, Mukwatamundu, Job, Mwebe, Sandra, Nakaye, Martha, Worodria, William, Nyawere, Justine, Bukirwa, Alice, Mangeni, Wilson, Ssonko, John Baptist, Nakaweesa, Annet, Nassuna, Irene, Nekesa, Irene, Katumba, David, Asege, Lucy, Nalugwa, Talemwa, Dang, Hai, Dinh, Luong, Doan, Thien, Do, Hang, Do, Tam, Le, Hien, Le, Nguyet, Nguyen, Anh, Nguyen, Dong, Nguyen, Hanh, Nguyen, Hoang, Nguyen, Thanh, Pham, Nam, Pham, Thuong, Phan, Ha, Trinh, Trang, Castro, Robert, Cook, Catherine, Mochizuki, Tessa, Kato-Maeda, Midori, Nathavitharana, Ruvandhi, Nolan, Kevin, Olaru, Ioana-Diana, Castro Noriega, Maria del Mar, Yerlikaya, Seda

“…Non-sputum-based triage tests for tuberculosis are a priority for ending tuberculosis. We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the late-prototype Xpert…”
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Patterns of usage and preferences of users for tuberculosis-related text messages and voice calls in Uganda by Ggita, J. M., Ojok, C., Meyer, A. J., Farr, K., Shete, P. B., Ochom, E., Turimumahoro, P., Babirye, D., Mark, D., Dowdy, D., Ackerman, S., Armstrong-Hough, M., Nalugwa, T., Ayakaka, I., Moore, D., Haberer, J. E., Cattamanchi, A., Katamba, A., Davis, J. L.

“…BACKGROUND: Little information exists about mobile phone usage or preferences for tuberculosis (TB) related health communications in Uganda.METHODS: We…”
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