Providing TB and HIV outreach services to internally displaced populations in Northeast Nigeria: Results of a controlled intervention study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

A decade of Boko Haram insurgency brought conflict, mass displacement, and the destruction of basic infrastructure to Northeast Nigeria. Over 2 million internally displaced persons (IDPs) suffering from lack of basic hygienic conditions, malnutrition, and disease live in camps or are hosted by communities in the region, where the conflict has contributed to a massive destruction of health facilities. Infectious diseases like tuberculosis (TB) and HIV are especially difficult to address under such conditions, and IDPs are vulnerable to both. Although international investment supports some health interventions among IDPs, locally sourced solutions are lacking.

Methods and findings

We evaluated the impact of an active case finding (ACF) intervention for TB and testin

SUBMITTER: Abdullahi SA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7480873 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature