GLOBAL HEALTH: Simple Intervention Could Significantly Improve TB Detection in Women

Audio Journal of Global Health Issues Simple Intervention Could Significantly Improve TB Detection in Women REFERENCE: The Lancet 2007; 369:1955-1960 MISHAL KHAN, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Giving comprehensive instructions to women before they produce a sputum sample can make tuberculosis detection more effective – that’s the conclusion of a study published in the Lancet. A team from the UK and Pakistan carried out a large randomised trial in both men and women, and Derek Thorne got the details from Mishal Khan, of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.