Improving TB prevention in Eastern Cape clinics
Part of Infections clinical trials.
This study looks at how to improve TB prevention in rural and semi-urban clinics in South Africa. They will work with clinic staff and district leaders to find better ways to stop TB.
Summary written for real people, not researchers, by Clin2.
Who can take part
- You must work at a clinic in one of these areas: Dr. Beyers Naude, Blue Crane Route, Makana, Ndlambe, Sundays River Valley, Kou-Kamma, or Kouga in the Sarah Baartman district, Eastern Cape, South Africa.
- The clinic must be within a 2-hour drive of Gqeberha.
- Only one clinic per town or area can take part, to get a mix of rural and semi-urban settings.
- The clinic must serve more than 700 patients each month (8,400 per year).
- The clinic must have at least 5 staff members, including 2 professional nurses, a pharmacist or pharmacy technician, a data capturer, a social worker, and community health workers.
- The clinic must have an acting Clinic Manager who agrees to participate.
Quick eligibility check
Answer a few plain-language questions, based on this study's own requirements, to get a preliminary sense of fit.
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