Community health care workers in South Africa are at increased risk for tuberculosis
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2010
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South African Medical Journal
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University of Cape Town
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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.
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Kranzer, K., Bekker, L. G., Van Schaik, N., Thebus, L., Dawson, M., Caldwell, J., ... & Wood, R. (2010). Community health care workers in South Africa are at increased risk for tuberculosis. SAMJ: South African Medical Journal, 100(4), 224-226.