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Commentary

Operational research training: the course and beyond

Bissell K, Harries AD, Reid A, Edginton ME, Hinderaker SG,  et al.
2012-09-21 • Public Health Action
2012-09-21 • Public Health Action
Journal Article
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Letter

Applying the ICMJE authorship criteria to operational research in low-income countries: the need to engage programme managers and policy makers [letter]

Zachariah R, Reid AJ, Van der Bergh R, Dahmane A, Kosgei RJ,  et al.
2013-05-30 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2013-05-30 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
Journal Article
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Commentary

Does the type of treatment supporter influence tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Zimbabwe?

Mlilo N, Sandy C, Harries AD, Kumar AMV, Masuka N,  et al.
2013-06-21 • Public Health Action
2013-06-21 • Public Health Action
Journal Article
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Letter

In reply to 'Language in tuberculosis services'

Zachariah R, Edginton ME, Srinath S
2012-06-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2012-06-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
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Research

Time to ART initiation among patients treated for rifampin-resistant tuberculosis in Khayelitsha, South Africa: Impact on mortality and treatment success

Daniels J, Khogali MA, Mohr E, Cox V, Moyo S,  et al.
2015-11-10 • PLOS One
2015-11-10 • PLOS One
SETTING
Khayelitsha, South Africa, with high burdens of rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (RR-TB) and HIV co-infection.

OBJECTIVE
To describe time to antiretroviral trea...
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Research

Making progress towards food security: evidence from an intervention in three rural districts of Rwanda

Nsabuwera V, Hedt-Gauthier BL, Khogali MA, Edginton ME, Hinderaker SG,  et al.
2015-08-06 • Public Health Nutrition
2015-08-06 • Public Health Nutrition
OBJECTIVE
Determining interventions to address food insecurity and poverty, as well as setting targets to be achieved in a specific time period have been a persistent challenge for d...
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Commentary

Oops, what about ethics?

Oladimeji O, Isaakidis P, Zachariah R, Hinderaker SG, Koghali M,  et al.
2013-09-21 • Public Health Action
2013-09-21 • Public Health Action
Ethics approval of research studies is essential for the protection and rights of study subjects, whether this is for prospective research or record reviews. This article shares a painfu...
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Commentary

Language in tuberculosis services: can we change to patient-centred terminology and stop the paradigm of blaming the patients?

Zachariah R, Harries AD, Srinath S, Ram S, Viney K,  et al.
2012-06-16 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2012-06-16 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
The words 'defaulter', 'suspect' and 'control' have been part of the language of tuberculosis (TB) services for many decades, and they continue to be used in international guidelines and...
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Short Report

Why ethics is indispensable for good-quality operational research [Short communication]

Edginton ME, Enarson D, Zachariah R, Reid AJ, Satyanarayana S,  et al.
2012-03-21 • Public Health Action
2012-03-21 • Public Health Action
Journal Article
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Commentary

References for scientific papers: why not standardise to one global style?

Harries AD, Kumar AMV, Satyanarayana S, Bissell K, Hinderaker SG,  et al.
2013-09-21 • Public Health Action
2013-09-21 • Public Health Action
Journal Article
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Research

Diagnostic management and outcomes of pulmonary tuberculosis suspects admitted to a central hospital in Malawi

Gawa LG, Reid AJ, Edginton ME, van Lettow M, Joshua M,  et al.
2011-09-21 • Public Health Action
2011-09-21 • Public Health Action
SETTING
Zomba Central Hospital, Malawi.

OBJECTIVE
To determine diagnostic management and outcomes of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) suspects admitted to adult wards.
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Research

Good clinical outcomes from a seven years holistic program of fistula repair in Guinea

Delamou A, Diallo MO, Béavogui AH, Delvaux T, Millimono SL,  et al.
2015-02-23 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
2015-02-23 • Tropical Medicine and International Health
Female genital fistula remains a public health concern in developing countries. From January 2007 to September 2013, the Fistula Care project, managed by EngenderHealth in partnership wi...
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Research

Impact on ART initiation of point-of-care CD4 testing at HIV diagnosis among HIV-positive youth in Khayelitsha, South Africa

Patten GE, Wilkinson LS, Conradie K, Isaakidis P, Harries AD,  et al.
2013-07-04 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
2013-07-04 • Journal of the International AIDS Society
Despite the rapid expansion of antiretroviral therapy (ART) programmes in developing countries, pre-treatment losses from care remain a challenge to improving access to treatment. Youth ...
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Research

The Union and Médecins Sans Frontières approach to operational research

Harries AD, Rusen ID, Reid AJ, Detjen AK, Berger SD,  et al.
2011-02-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2011-02-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Operational research (OR) has become a hot topic at national meetings, international conferences and donor fora. The International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease (The Union)...
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Research

Does the type of treatment supporter influence tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Zimbabwe?

Mlilo N, Sandy C, Harries AD, Kumar AMV, Masuka N,  et al.
2013-06-21 • Public Health Action
2013-06-21 • Public Health Action
Zimbabwe National Tuberculosis Guidelines advise that direct observation of anti-tuberculosis treatment (DOT) can be provided by a family member/relative as a last resort. In 2011, in Nk...
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Research

Childhood tuberculosis in Bhutan: profile and treatment outcomes

Dendup T, Dorji T, Edginton ME, Kumar AMV, Wangchuk D,  et al.
2013-03-21 • Public Health Action
2013-03-21 • Public Health Action
SETTING
All hospitals and health centres under the National Tuberculosis Control Programme (NTCP) in Bhutan.

OBJECTIVE
To describe the number and proportion of childhood...
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Research

Caring for patients with surgically resectable cancers: experience from a specialised centre in rural Rwanda

Mubiligi JM, Hedt-Gauthier BL, Mpunga T, Tapela N, Okao P,  et al.
2014-06-21 • Public Health Action
2014-06-21 • Public Health Action
SETTING
Butaro Cancer Centre of Excellence (BCCOE), Burera District, Rwanda.

OBJECTIVES
To describe characteristics, management and 6-month outcome of adult patients pre...
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Research

Effect of increased ART-CPT uptake on tuberculosis outcomes and associated factors, Burundi, 2009-2013

Sawadogo M, Ciza F, Nzeyimana SD, Shingiro A, Ndikumana T,  et al.
2015-12-21 • Public Health Action
2015-12-21 • Public Health Action
We retrospectively examined 3579 records of human immunodeficiency virus infected tuberculosis (TB) patients diagnosed from January 2009 to June 2013 in 55 TB treatment facilities in Bur...
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Research

Symptom screen: diagnostic usefulness in detecting pulmonary tuberculosis in HIV-infected pregnant women in Kenya

Kosgei RJ, Ndavi PM, Ong’ech JO, Abuya JM, Siika AM,  et al.
2011-10-26 • Public Health Action
2011-10-26 • Public Health Action
OBJECTIVE
To determine the diagnostic usefulness of tuberculosis (TB) symptom screening to detect active pulmonary TB among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected pregnant women...
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Letter

In reply to ‘Language in tuberculosis services’ [Correspondence]

Zachariah R, Srinath S, Edginton ME
2012-08-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2012-08-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease