Use of the urine Determine LAM test in the context of tuberculosis diagnosis among inpatients with HIV in Ghana: a mixed methods study
Johanna Åhsberg,
Britt Pinkowski Tersbøl,
Peter Puplampu
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundThe urine Determine LAM test has the potential to identify tuberculosis (TB) and reduce early mortality among people living with HIV. However, implementation of the test in practice has been slow. We aimed to understand how a Determine LAM intervention was received and worked in a Ghanaian in-hospital context.Design/MethodsNested in a Determine LAM intervention study, we conducted a two-phase explanatory sequential mixed methods study at three hospitals in Ghana between January 2021 and January 2022.… Show more
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