Feasibility and yield of screening for diabetes mellitus among tuberculosis patients in Harare, Zimbabwe

This study is set in a resource-limited urban setting in Zimbabwe with a high burden of TB and HIV

Abstract

This study is set in a resource-limited urban setting in Zimbabwe with a high burden of tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). It aims to determine the feasibility and yield of diabetes mellitus (DM) screening among TB patients in primary health care facilities.

This research was supported by the UK Department for International Development’s Operational Research Capacity Building Programme led by the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease (The Union)

Citation

Ncube RT, Dube SA, Machekera SM, Timire C, Zishiri C, Charambira K, Mapuranga T, Duri C, Sandy C, Dlodlo RA, Lin Y. Feasibility and yield of screening for diabetes mellitus among tuberculosis patients in Harare, Zimbabwe. Public Health Action. 2019;9(2):72–7.

Feasibility and yield of screening for diabetes mellitus among tuberculosis patients in Harare, Zimbabwe

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Published 21 June 2019