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Supporting multidrug-resistant or rifampicin-resistant TB treatment adherence in people with harmful use of alcohol through person-centred care

Harrison RE, Shyleika V, Vishneuski R, Leonovich O, Vetushko D,  et al.
2024-11-06 • Oxford Medical Journal
2024-11-06 • Oxford Medical Journal

BACKGROUND

TB is concentrated in populations with complex health and social issues, including alcohol use disorders (AUD). We describe treatment adherence and o...

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Evaluation of a multi-component early warning system for pastoralist populations in Doolo zone, Ethiopia: mixed-methods study

Baertlein L, Dubad BA, Sahelie B, Damulak IC, Osman M,  et al.
2024-01-30 • Conflict and Health
2024-01-30 • Conflict and Health
BACKGROUND
This study evaluated an early warning, alert and response system for a crisis-affected population in Doolo zone, Somali Region, Ethiopia, in 2019–2021, with a history of e...
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Patient-reported experiences and quality of life outcomes in the TB-PRACTECAL clinical trial (PRACTECAL-PRO): a mixed-methods, multi-site study

Stringer B
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
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Slide Presentation

Patient-reported experiences and quality of life outcomes in the TB-PRACTECAL clinical trial (PRACTECAL-PRO): a mixed-methods, multi-site study

Stringer B, Lowton K, Cusinato M, Fielding K, Liverko I,  et al.
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
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Abstract

Patient-reported experiences and quality of life outcomes in the TB-PRACTECAL clinical trial: PRACTECAL-PRO

Stringer B, Lowton K, Cusinato M, Fielding K, Liverko I,  et al.
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
2023-06-07 • MSF Scientific Day International 2023
INTRODUCTION
The TB-PRACTECAL study trialed a shorter, more tolerable regimen of oral drugs than standard of care (SoC) – which can last for up to 20 months and involve both injectab...
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Slide Presentation

Comparative evaluation of event-based and indicator-based components of MSF’s “Tea Team Surveillance System,” Somali Region, Ethiopia

Ali Dubad B, Baertlein L, Piening T, Chindong I, Sahelie B,  et al.
2022-05-12 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022
2022-05-12 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022
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A multi-site synthesis on health and wellbeing during the Covid-19 pandemic: findings from seven countries

Croft LA, Puig-García M, Silver C, Pearlman J, Stellmach DUS,  et al.
2022-05-09 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022
2022-05-09 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022
INTRODUCTION
Between 2020 and 2021, MSF’s social sciences team designed and supported implementation of qualitative assessments to better understand community-level outbreak response...
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"I Can Also Serve as an Inspiration": A Qualitative Study of the TB&Me Blogging Experience and Its Role in MDR-TB Treatment

Horter SCB, Stringer B, Venis S, du Cros PAK
2014-09-24 • PLOS One
2014-09-24 • PLOS One
In 2011, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) established a blogging project, "TB&Me," to enable patients with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) to share their experiences. By Septembe...
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Optimising recruitment to a late-phase tuberculosis clinical trial: a qualitative study exploring patient and practitioner experiences in Uzbekistan

Wharton-Smith A, Horter SCB, Douch E, Gray NSB, James N,  et al.
2021-12-04 • Trials
2021-12-04 • Trials
BACKGROUND
Addressing the global burden of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) requires identification of shorter, less toxic treatment regimens. Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF)...
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Research Protocol

Risk factors for diagnosed Noma in North West Nigeria, 2017

Lenglet AD, Farley ES, Trienekens S, Amirtharajah M, Bil K,  et al.
2018-07-01
2018-07-01
BACKGROUND
Noma is an orofacial gangrene that rapidly eats away at the hard and soft tissue as well as the bones in the face. Noma has a 90% mortality rate, and the disease affects m...
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Research Protocol

Utilization and acceptance of services for survivors of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence: Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices and Perceptions (KAP) in MSF catchment areas in Port-au-Prince, Haiti

Verputten M, Siddiqui R, Gray NSB, Casimir CF, Finaldi P,  et al.
2018-07-01
2018-07-01
2 Research question and objectives
2.1 Research question
To identify factors that could improve SGBV service utilisation and acceptance amongst MSF’s catchment population in P...
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Person-centred care in practice: perspectives from a short course regimen for multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan

Horter SCB, Stringer B, Gray NSB, Parpieva N, Safaev K,  et al.
2020-09-16 • BMC Infectious Diseases
2020-09-16 • BMC Infectious Diseases
Introduction: Person-centred care, an internationally recognised priority, describes the involvement of people in their care and treatment decisions, and the consideration of their needs...
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The factors affecting household transmission dynamics and community compliance with Ebola control measures: a mixed-methods study in a rural village in Sierra Leone

Caleo GNC, Duncombe J, Jephcott F, Lokuge K, Mills C,  et al.
2018-02-13 • BMC Public Health
2018-02-13 • BMC Public Health
Little is understood of Ebola virus disease (EVD) transmission dynamics and community compliance with control measures over time. Understanding these interactions is essential if interve...
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Research Protocol

The perceptions and experiences of health and health seeking behaviour for the community living in the slum areas of Kamrangirchar and Hazaribag, Dhaka, Bangladesh: a qualitative study

van der Heijden J, Stringer B, Gray NSB, Kalon S, Dada M,  et al.
2018-07-01
2018-07-01
Objectives
This study aims to provide a better understanding of community perceptions toward health and health services in order to inform programme strategies:
• Describe comm...
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Abstract

Comparative evaluation of event-based and indicator-based components of MSF’s “Tea Team Surveillance System,” Somali Region, Ethiopia

Ali Dubad B, Baertlein L, Piening T, Chindong I, Sahelie B,  et al.
2022-05-12 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022
2022-05-12 • MSF Scientific Days International 2022
INTRODUCTION
The Somali Region is one of the least developed regions of Ethiopia, with low coverage of healthcare services and recurrent disease outbreaks, floods, and malnutrition e...
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Person-centred care in practice: perspectives from a short-course regimen for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis in Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan: qualitative study

Horter SCB, Stringer B, Gray NSB, Parpieva N, Tigay Z,  et al.
2020-05-20 • MSF Scientific Days International 2020: Research
2020-05-20 • MSF Scientific Days International 2020: Research
INTRODUCTION
Person-centred care (PCC) is an internationally recognised priority, and a key underlying principle within MSF projects. PCC ensures that people are involved in their ca...
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Research

'They prefer hidden treatment': anti-tuberculosis drug-taking practices and drug regulation in Karakalpakstan

Stringer B, Lowton K, Tillashaikhov M, Parpieva N, Ulmasova D,  et al.
2016-08-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
2016-08-01 • International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
SETTING
The joint Médecins Sans Frontières/Ministry of Health Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis (MDR-TB) Programme, Karakalpakstan, Uzbekistan.

OBJECTIVE
Uzbekistan has h...
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Research

Diabetes Care in a Complex Humanitarian Emergency Setting: A Qualitative Evaluation

Murphy A, Biringanine M, Roberts B, Stringer B, Perel P,  et al.
2017-06-23 • BMC Health Services Research
2017-06-23 • BMC Health Services Research
Evidence is urgently needed from complex emergency settings to support efforts to respond to the increasing burden of diabetes mellitus (DM). We conducted a qualitative study of a new mo...
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The role of pediatric nursing in the provision of quality care in humanitarian settings: a qualitative study in Tonkolili District, Sierra Leone

Gilday J, Chantler T, Gray NSB, Treacy-Wong V, Yillia J,  et al.
2018-12-01 • Innovational Journal of Nursing and Research
2018-12-01 • Innovational Journal of Nursing and Research
PURPOSE
Evaluate nurses' and caretakers' perspectives of quality care, barriers to its delivery, and its study in a humanitarian setting.

METHODS
A qualitative study usi...
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Maternal health after Ebola: unmet needs and barriers to healthcare in rural Sierra Leone

Elston JWT, Danis K, Gray NSB, West H, West KP,  et al.
2019-11-07 • Health Policy and Planning
2019-11-07 • Health Policy and Planning
Sierra Leone has the world’s highest estimated maternal mortality. Following the 2014–16 Ebola outbreak, we described health outcomes and health-seeking behaviour amongst pregnant women ...