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Dingani Moyo1,2,3,4, Fungai Kavenga5, Ronald Thulani Ncube6
1Baines Occupational Health Services, Harare 024, Zimbabwe.
Abstract:
In Zimbabwe, artisanal and small-scale miners (ASMs) are a key vulnerable group with high risk for tuberculosis (TB), HIV, and silicosis. The main purpose of this study was to investigate treatment outcomes of TB among ASMs. We conducted a follow-up observational study using secondary data. We analyzed data from 208 ASMs treated for TB at two occupational health clinics. We found a high treatment success rate of 87%, comparable to the national average for drug-sensitive TB. Unsuccessful outcomes were due to death (5%) and loss to follow-up (7%). Over a quarter of ASMs had unknown HIV status. Our study is the first to document treatment outcomes of TB among ASMs in Zimbabwe. Encouragingly, this study demonstrates the possibility of achieving good TB treatment outcomes even among highly mobile populations like ASMs. Further research is needed to analyze leakages across the whole TB patient pathway among ASMs. Additionally, addressing the high rate of unknown HIV statuses among ASMs is crucial to further improve overall TB treatment outcomes in this population.
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