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    Community health care workers in South Africa are at increased risk for tuberculosis
    (2010) Kranzer, Kathar; Bekker, Linda-Gail; van Schaik, N; Thebus, L; Dawson, M; Caldwell, J; Hausler, H; Grant, R; Wood, R
    Many sub-Saharan African countries face a severe shortage of qualified HCWs as a result of the dual HIV/TB epidemic, which has triggered task shifting to a range of lay community health care workers (CHWs) – for example, home-based care workers, lay counsellors and adherence supporters, for both TB and highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART). CHWs may experience a considerable occupational TB risk; however, their risk of TB disease and HIV prevalence has never been documented.