Investigating Barriers to Tuberculosis Evaluation in Uganda Using Geographic Information Systems

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dc.contributor.authorRoss, Jennifer M.
dc.contributor.authorCattamanchi, Adithya
dc.contributor.authorMiller, Cecily R.
dc.contributor.authorTatem, Andrew J.
dc.contributor.authorKatamba, Achilles
dc.contributor.authorHaguma, Priscilla
dc.contributor.authorHandley, Margaret A.
dc.contributor.authorDavis, J. Lucian
dc.date.accessioned2023-01-18T17:57:30Z
dc.date.available2023-01-18T17:57:30Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.description.abstractReducing geographic barriers to tuberculosis (TB) care is a priority in high-burden countries where patients frequently initiate, but do not complete, the multi-day TB evaluation process. Using routine cross-sectional study from six primary-health clinics in rural Uganda from 2009 to 2012, we explored whether geographic barriers affect completion of TB evaluation among adults with unexplained chronic cough. We measured distance from home parish to health center and calculated individual travel time using a geographic information systems technique incorporating roads, land cover, and slope, and measured its association with completion of TB evaluation. In 264,511 patient encounters, 4,640 adults (1.8%) had sputum smear microscopy ordered; 2,783 (60%) completed TB evaluation. Median travel time was 68 minutes for patients with TB examination ordered compared with 60 minutes without (P < 0.010). Travel time differed between those who did and did not complete TB evaluation at only one of six clinics, whereas distance to care did not differ at any of them. Neither distance nor travel time predicted completion of TB evaluation in rural Uganda, although limited detail in road and village maps restricted full implementation of these mapping techniques. Better data are needed on geographic barriers to access clinics offering TB services to improve TB diagnosis.en_US
dc.identifier.citationRoss, J. M., Cattamanchi, A., Miller, C. R., Tatem, A. J., Katamba, A., Haguma, P., ... & Davis, J. L. (2015). Investigating barriers to tuberculosis evaluation in Uganda using geographic information systems. The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene, 93(4), 733. doi:10.4269/ajtmh.14-0754en_US
dc.identifier.uri10.4269/ajtmh.14-0754
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/7050
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherThe American journal of tropical medicine and hygieneen_US
dc.subjectBarriersen_US
dc.subjectTuberculosis Evaluationen_US
dc.subjectGeographic Information Systemsen_US
dc.titleInvestigating Barriers to Tuberculosis Evaluation in Uganda Using Geographic Information Systemsen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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