FRESH-AIR: The Impact of Household Ventilation on Transmission of Tuberculosis among Household Contacts of Active Tuberculosis Patients in Kampala, Uganda
Study period: July 2010 to December 2011.
This pilot study tested the feasibility of an in-home measurement of ventilation using a carbon dioxide (CO2) tracer gas decay technique, a low cost method, and evaluated if household ventilation is associated with TB in household contacts of adults with pulmonary TB (PTB) in Uganda. Findings indicated that Measuring household ventilation was feasible and Ventilation rates were lower (although not statistically significant) in homes with versus without co-prevalent TB in household contacts. Collaborators: MU-UCSF Research Collaboration. Sponsored by: UCSF Center for AIDS Research (CFAR)
