Canice Christian

Frontline healthcare worker barriers impacting tuberculosis service demand and access in high burden settings: a scoping review

Background: Extensive literature exists on health-seeking behaviour and barriers related to the uptake of tuberculosis (TB)-related services in high TB burden settings. However, prior reviews have focused on patient- and health facility/systems-level barriers to TB-related care....

The impact of social protection interventions on treatment and socioeconomic outcomes of tuberculosis-affected people and households in low income, high burden settings: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Abstract Introduction Tuberculosis (TB) is the leading cause of death due to infectious disease worldwide. Social protection interventions can benefit TB-affected households. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to quantify the effectiveness of social protection on...