mHealth for improved TB contact investigation in Uganda

Location

Uganda, Uganda

Dates

07/01/2013 - 06/01/2018

PI

David Dowdy, MD, PhD, ScM

This multicenter randomized study is evaluating the implementation, effectiveness, cost-effectiveness, and population-level impact of SMS-assisted versus standard contact investigation in Uganda

People

Jason Farley, PhD, MPH, CRNP, FAAN
Faculty
Jacques Grosset, MD
Faculty
Kelly Dooley, MD, PhD
Faculty
Petros Karakousis, MD
Faculty
David Dowdy, MD, PhD, ScM
Faculty

Projects

TB Modeling and Analysis Consortium

The TB MAC brings TB modelers together from a wide range of institutions to answer questions of global policy relevance.  I...

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Modeling the impact of spatially targeted TB...

 We have developed transmission models to understand the impact of TB vaccination strategies that target hotspots of...

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Understanding the role of repeat testing and...

We have developed a Markov model of serial IGRA testing to help improve testing algorithms with TST vs. IGRA in low-risk...

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A Blueprint for Success: Understanding the...

We are using a combination of statistical analysis and transmission modeling, in collaboration with the NYC Dept of Health &...

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Impact of diabetes on TB treatment outcomes...

This is a study to prospectively enroll and follow TB patients co-infected with diabetes and TB patients without diabetes...

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