Background
Methods
Overview
Identifying the research question
P-Population | TB key populations (prisoners, people living with HIV, refugees, survivors of TB illness, migrants, and indigenous populations) |
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C-Concept | Active TB case finding (A strategy whereby healthcare providers or researchers actively go to search for new TB cases among key populations in his/her community or study setting |
C-Context | Global policies, strategies, and interventions |
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What evidence exist on polices for active TB case finding in key populations globally?
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What evidence exist on strategies for active TB case finding in key populations globally?
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What evidence exist on active TB case finding interventions for key populations globally?
Identify relevant studies
Date | Database | Keywords | Search results |
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10/06/2019 | PubMed | “tuberculosis”[All Fields]) OR TB[All Fields]) OR (“tuberculosis”[MeSH Terms] OR “tuberculosis”[All Fields] OR (“koch’s”[All Fields] AND “disease”[All Fields]) OR “koch’s disease”[All Fields])) AND ((“IEEE Int Conf Automation Sci Eng (CASE)”[Journal] OR “CASE (Phila)”[Journal] OR “case”[All Fields]) AND (“signs and symptoms”[MeSH Terms] OR (“signs”[All Fields] AND “symptoms”[All Fields]) OR “signs and symptoms”[All Fields] OR “finding”[All Fields]))) OR (active[All Fields] AND (“IEEE Int Conf Automation Sci Eng (CASE)”[Journal] OR “CASE (Phila)”[Journal] OR “case”[All Fields]) AND (“signs and symptoms”[MeSH Terms] OR (“signs”[All Fields] AND “symptoms”[All Fields]) OR “signs and symptoms”[All Fields] OR “finding”[All Fields])) OR (“epidemiology”[Subheading] OR “epidemiology”[All Fields] OR “surveillance”[All Fields] OR “epidemiology”[MeSH Terms] OR “surveillance”[All Fields]) | 2418156 |
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion criteria
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Studies presenting evidence on the study conducted among TB key populations globally
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Studies reporting evidence on active case finding policies for TB key populations globally
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Studies reporting evidence on active case finding strategies for TB key populations globally
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Studies presenting evidence on active case finding intervention for TB key populations globally
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Quantitative, qualitative, and mixed methods study designs
Exclusion criteria
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Studies targeting the general population
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Studies focusing on health education on TB
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Qualitative study designs
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Other types of reviews
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Studies reporting on diagnostic accuracy without yield
Study selection
Charting the data
Author and year of publication | |
Study title | |
Study aim/objective | |
Study setting (country) | |
Type of TB key population | |
Active case finding policy | |
Active case finding strategy | |
Active case finding interventions | |
Most significant findings | |
Study funding information |